1
: that moves in or allows movement in only one direction
a one-way street
2
: one-sided, unilateral
a one-way conversation
3
: that functions in only one of two or more ways
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It was restricted to one-way outbound traffic overnight Tuesday, Colonel Ahmad Karami Asad, head of the FarajahTraffic Police, said, according to Tasnim News, a state media agency.
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Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 June 2025
She was also charged with manslaughter, leaving the scene of a fatal crash, unauthorized use of a vehicle, reckless driving and driving the wrong way on a one-way street.
—Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 18 June 2025
On certain days in April, May, and June, the Monterosso–Vernazza leg of the Sentiero Verde Azzurro is one-way only.
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—Chloe Arrojado, AFAR Media, 17 June 2025
Buy a one-way ticket on another airline (ask for reimbursement later), skip the flight altogether and take a train or bus, or fly into a nearby city and drive the rest of the way.
—Amelia Edelman, NPR, 17 June 2025
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Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 June 2025
She was also charged with manslaughter, leaving the scene of a fatal crash, unauthorized use of a vehicle, reckless driving and driving the wrong way on a one-way street.
—Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 18 June 2025
On certain days in April, May, and June, the Monterosso–Vernazza leg of the Sentiero Verde Azzurro is one-way only.
2.
—Chloe Arrojado, AFAR Media, 17 June 2025
Buy a one-way ticket on another airline (ask for reimbursement later), skip the flight altogether and take a train or bus, or fly into a nearby city and drive the rest of the way.
—Amelia Edelman, NPR, 17 June 2025
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“One-way.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/one-way. Accessed 27 Jun. 2025.
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