one-way

[wuhn-wey]
adjective
1.
moving, or allowing movement in one direction only: a one-way street.
2.
valid for travel in one direction only: a one-way ticket. Compare round trip.
3.
without a reciprocal feeling, responsibility, relationship, etc.: It's a one-way friendship.
4.
not intended for return to a seller, dealer, etc., for reuse; disposable: one-way bottles.
Origin:
1815–25

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one-way
 
—adj
1.  moving or allowing travel in one direction only: one-way traffic
2.  entailing no reciprocal obligation, action, etc: a one-way agreement

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one-way
1906, in ref. to travel tickets; 1914 in ref. to streets; 1940 in ref. to windows, mirrors, etc.
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Example sentences from the web
Parking fees are steep and a great number of streets are closed to cars or are oneway.
A better package contains a oneway valve, which prevents air from entering.
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