one-way street

/ˈwʌnweɪ strit/
/ˈwʌnweɪ strit/
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Other forms: one-way streets

Definitions of one-way street
  1. noun
    a street on which vehicular traffic is allowed to move in only one direction
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    type of:
    street
    the part of a thoroughfare between the sidewalks; the part of the thoroughfare on which vehicles travel
  2. noun
    unilateral interaction
    “cooperation cannot be a one-way street”
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    unilateralism
    the doctrine that nations should conduct their foreign affairs individualistically without the advice or involvement of other nations
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