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one-way streets

one-way streets is the plural of one-way street.

Meaning of one-way street

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)

Questions about one-way streets

What is one-way streets the plural of?
One-way streets is the plural of one-way street.

Words near one-way streets in the dictionary

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

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