"nonreturn" meaning in English

See nonreturn in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Etymology: non- + return Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|non|return}} non- + return Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} nonreturn (not comparable)
  1. allowing air or liquid to travel in one direction only, and not permitting its return. (of a valve) Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-nonreturn-en-adj-feRrq-kl
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: non-return

Noun

Etymology: non- + return Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|non|return}} non- + return Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} nonreturn (uncountable)
  1. Absence of return; failure to come back or bring back. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-nonreturn-en-noun-5P9xpb5V Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with non- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 31 69 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with non-: 36 64
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: non-return

Alternative forms

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