TWO-WAY


Meaning of TWO-WAY in English

ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ adjective

1. : being a cock or valve that will connect a pipe or channel with either of two others at will

2.

a. : moving or allowing movement in opposite directions at the same time

two-way traffic

a two-way street

b. : moving or allowing movement in either of two directions

two-way adjustment

3.

a. : involving or allowing an exchange between two individuals or groups

two-way communication by radiotelephone

a two-way scholarship program for United States and foreign universities

two-way trade

specifically : of or being equipment designed for both sending and receiving messages by wire or radio

a mobile two-way radio for his taxi

b. : involving mutual responsibility or reciprocal relationships : affecting, entered into by, or binding on both parties

a two-way guarantee

political alliance is a two-way thing — T.H.White b. 1915

4. : involving two participants : two-sided

lost to his opponent in the two-way race for the governorship

5.

a. : that may be used in either of two manners

a shirt with a two-way collar

two-way cattle fat enough to sell to either slaughterers or feeders

b. of a bid in contract bridge : made sometimes on a strong and sometimes on a weak hand for the purpose of withholding information from the opponents

a two-way three-bid

a two-way no-trump bid

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.