one-wayˌone-ˈway adjective [usually before noun] 
the town’s one-way system2 especially American English a one-way ticket is for travelling from one place to another but not back again OPP round-trip SYN single British English3a one-way process, relationship etc is one in which only one person makes any effort or provides anything
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- one-way traffic
- a one-way street
- And whatever happens, after May 3 they're predicting a mad scramble for one-way only tickets.
- Ballymena Division Warden Street, Ballymena - single lane traffic on existing one-way street.
- But it is, in a sense, a one-way process.
- The electronic one-way communication system is more than just a lock system.
- This book is unlikely to go the one-way journey of most borrowed books.
- This will not be a matter of one-way giving, even though the suburban church has most of the material resources.
- Too many managers act as though language were more of a one-way phenomenon.
- Xeurons are normally one-way streets, but occasionally they can be forced into working backward.
WORD SETS
arterial, adjectiveartery, nounasphalt, nounAve., avenue, nounballast, nounbarricade, nounBelisha beacon, nounbeltway, nounbitumen, nounblacktop, nounblind alley, nounblind spot, nounBlvd., bollard, nounbottleneck, nounboulevard, nounbox junction, nounbus lane, nounbus shelter, nounbus stop, nounbypass, nounbypass, verbbyway, nouncamber, nouncarriageway, nounCatseye, nouncauseway, nouncentral reservation, nounchicane, nounchippings, nouncircus, nounclose, nouncloverleaf, nouncobble, verbcobble, nouncobbled, adjectivecobblestone, nouncone, nouncontraflow, nouncorner, nouncorniche, nouncrash barrier, nouncrawler lane, nouncrescent, nouncrossing, nouncrossroads, nouncross street, nouncrosswalk, nouncul-de-sac, nouncurb, noundead end, noundirt road, noundiversion, noundivided highway, noundogleg, nounDr, dual carriageway, nounesplanade, nounexit, nounexpress, adjectiveexpressway, nounfast lane, nounflyover, nounfootbridge, nounfreeway, nounfwy., gradient, noungravelled, adjectivegridlock, noungrit, noungrit, verbgutter, nounhairpin bend, nounhard shoulder, nounheadroom, nounhedgerow, nounhigh road, nounhighway, nounhill, nounhump-backed bridge, nouninterchange, nounintersect, verbintersection, nouninterstate, nounkerb, nounlamp-post, nounlane, nounlay-by, nounlevel crossing, nounmacadam, nounmain road, nounmanhole, nounmedian, nounmeter maid, nounmews, nounmilestone, nounmini-roundabout, nounmotorway, nounnegotiable, adjectiveoff-ramp, nounoff-road, adjectiveone-way, adjectiveon-ramp, nounorbital, adjectiveparade, nounparkway, nounpath, nounpathway, nounpave, verbpavement, nounpedestrian, nounpedestrian, adjectivepedestrian crossing, nounpedestrianize, verbpedestrian precinct, nounpelican crossing, nounpiazza, nounpike, nounPk, Pl., plaza, nounpoint, nounpothole, nounpromenade, nounramp, nounRd., rest area, nounresurface, verbright of way, nounring road, nounroad, nounroadblock, nounroad sign, nounroad tax, nounroadway, nounroadworks, nounroundabout, nounrush hour, nounrut, nounrutted, adjectiveS-bend, nounS-curve, nounservice area, nounservice station, nounshoulder, nounsidewalk, nounsignpost, nounsingle track road, nounsleeping policeman, nounslip road, nounsnow route, nounsoft shoulder, nounspeed bump, nounspeed limit, nounspur, nounSt, stoplight, nounstreet, nounstreetcar, nounstreetlight, nounstrip, nounsubway, nounsuperhighway, nounsuspension bridge, nounswitchback, nountar, nountar, verbtarmac, nountarmac, verbtaxi rank, nounterminus, nounthoroughfare, nounthroughway, nounthruway, nounT-junction, nountoll, nountollbooth, nountoll bridge, nountollgate, nountoll road, nountollway, nountowaway zone, nountraffic, nountraffic calming, nountraffic circle, nountraffic cone, nountraffic island, nountraffic lights, nountraffic warden, nountramlines, nountruck stop, nountrunk road, nounturn, nounturning, nounturn-off, nounturnout, nounturnpike, noununderpass, nounway, nounwayside, nounweighbridge, nounyellow line, nounzebra crossing, noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY the town’s one-way systemCOLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN
1a one-way street is one in which vehicles are only allowed to travel in one direction: the town’s one-way system· Video and one-way mirrors allow designers to see how their systems stand up in practice.· No, he thought, like an investigator in the dark, surveying his subject through a one-way mirror.· During his 10-minute absence, the pair were videotaped through a one-way mirror.· At the bottom a one-way mirror gave him a view of the corridor outside.
· Within each quarter there are selected road closures and some one-way streets, making journeys even more circuitous for non-residents.· This is not a one-way street.· Ballymena Division Warden Street, Ballymena - single lane traffic on existing one-way street.· And so, with a sigh, he pulled out of the driveway, then stared down the narrow one-way street.· He crossed the one-way street and entered the front door by the side of the kiosk.· Xeurons are normally one-way streets, but occasionally they can be forced into working backward.· Eliminating one-way streets negates their effect of increasing speeds and necessary distances travelled.
· The tramway station is now effectively a traffic island, surrounded by a one-way system and linked by pedestrian crossings. 3.· I weighed in on Monday, got blood pressured, then drove through blinding rain into the Guildford one-way system.· The first option involved simply eliminating through traffic, principally through the use of one-way systems.· Unfortunately to get there I had to negotiate an amazingly convoluted one-way system.· Moreover, if one-way systems are introduced, cycle use is discouraged and safety is decreased by the increased vehicle speeds.· The one-way systems round here can be pretty confusing.· Enter the one-way system and take the third right into Catherine Street, Percy Street being your second left turning.
· The one-way ticket thus cost me £29.50.· A dry, uninteresting opening point will surely be a one-way ticket to the wastebasket for your document.· And without more ado he booked his one-way ticket.· It is a one-way ticket to riches for the individual and a one-way ticket to poverty for the village.· I enclose the one-way ticket counterfoil as proof of purchase, and look forward to hearing from you.· It is a one-way ticket to riches for the individual and a one-way ticket to poverty for the village.· And desire and dedication are easier to come by when the alternative is a one-way ticket back to the ghetto.
· The idea of one-way traffic is as foreign to Grandma as outer space.· This is not quite so true of historic, international centres of knowledge with one-way traffic systems.· Additionally, there are occasional examples of cycle lanes being carried in streets against the flow of one-way traffic systems.· Certain kinds of one-way traffic, certain kinds of one-way street, are in the end not hard to negotiate.· They are really one-way traffic systems in which several streams of vehicles can mix and circulate in a clockwise direction only.· It wasn't all one-way traffic across the border.
the town’s one-way system2 especially American English a one-way ticket is for travelling from one place to another but not back again OPP round-trip SYN single British English3a one-way process, relationship etc is one in which only one person makes any effort or provides anything