"bidirectionally" meaning in English

See bidirectionally in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adverb

IPA: /ˌbaɪdɪˈɹɛkʃənəli/
Etymology: From bidirectional + -ly. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|bidirectional|ly}} bidirectional + -ly Head templates: {{en-adv|-}} bidirectionally (not comparable)
  1. In opposite directions. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-bidirectionally-en-adv-Rtx2Mnk5 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ly, Pages with 1 entry
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        {
          "ref": "2023 November 29, Richard Foster, “Tyne & Wear Metro goes with the flow”, in RAIL, number 997, page 32:",
          "text": "The whole of the South Shields branch passed to the Tyne & Wear Metro in 1984 under the Tyneside Metropolitan Rail Act 1973, apart from a short section that was divided into two bi-directionally signalled lines (although interconnected by a series of loops that allow Metro trains to pass each other).",
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        "In opposite directions."
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          "direction",
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      "ipa": "/ˌbaɪdɪˈɹɛkʃənəli/"
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