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one-way ticket

one-way ticket noun: a ticket granting permission to travel to a place but not return.

Noun

one-way ticket (plural one-way tickets)

  1. A ticket granting permission to travel to a place but not return.
    Synonyms:
    single ticket
  2. (figuratively) A course of action from which there is no return.
    • Voting Labour is a one way ticket to higher fuel prices.(UK) Conservative Party news story

Synonyms of one-way ticket

Antonyms

Forms of one-way ticket

pluralone-way tickets

Origin of one-way ticket

From one-way + ticket.

Words formed from one-way ticket

Questions about one-way ticket

What does one-way ticket mean?
One-way ticket means a ticket granting permission to travel to a place but not return.
What part of speech is one-way ticket?
One-way ticket is a noun.
What is the plural of one-way ticket?
The plural of one-way ticket is one-way tickets.

Words near one-way ticket in the dictionary

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

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