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one-way street

one-way street noun: a road in which traffic is allowed to proceed in only one direction.

Noun

one-way street (plural one-way streets)

  1. A road in which traffic is allowed to proceed in only one direction.
  2. (figuratively) A course of action that cannot be undone.
  3. (figuratively) Something that lacks reciprocity.
    • Judaism is not about reading your personal experiences into Jewish ritual, waving a wand, and declaring the result "Judaism". Vietnam has absolutely no bearing whatsoever on Torah values. Torah values can, obviously, have a bearing on Vietnam, or on anything else, but it's a one-way street.2006 April 27, Lisa, “Spilling out drops of wine at the Seder”, in soc.culture.jewish.moderated (Usenet)
    • Romantic love is not selfless but selfish. Although real love is not altruistic, nor is it narcissistic – a 'me-only', one-way street relationship.2009, Alexander-Stamatios G. Antoniou, Handbook of Managerial Behavior and Occupational Health, page 186

one-way street meaning in Malay

one-way street in Malay

road in which traffic is only allowed to proceed in one direction
jalan sehala

Antonyms of one-way street

Forms of one-way street

pluralone-way streets

Origin of one-way street

From one-way + street.

Questions about one-way street

What does one-way street mean?
One-way street means a road in which traffic is allowed to proceed in only one direction.
What is one-way street in Malay?
One-way street in Malay is jalan sehala. See One-way street meaning in Malay.
What part of speech is one-way street?
One-way street is a noun.
What is the plural of one-way street?
The plural of one-way street is one-way streets.

Words near one-way street in the dictionary

  1. one-way
  2. one-way light time
  3. one-way light times
  4. one-way mirror
  5. one-way mirrors
  6. one-way street
  7. one-way streets
  8. one-way ticket
  9. one-way ticket to Palookaville
  10. one-way tickets
  11. one-way tickets to Palookaville

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