"nonreturn" meaning in English

See nonreturn in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Etymology: From 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-Q-4lSIpT Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 48 52
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: non-return

Noun

Etymology: From 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-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 31 69 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with non-: 35 65 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 48 52 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 31 69
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: non-return

Alternative forms

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