ONE-WAY


Meaning of ONE-WAY in English

adjective [ usually before noun ]

1.

moving or allowing movement in only one direction :

one-way traffic

a one-way street

a one-way valve

2.

( especially NAmE ) = single (5)

3.

operating in only one direction :

Theirs was a one-way relationship (= one person made all the effort) .

They observed the prisoners through a one-way mirror (= a mirror that allows a person standing behind it to see through it) .

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.