"one-way" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: ˌwʌnˈweɪ Forms: one-way
Etymology: : one-way < one + way
  1. μονής κατεύθυνσης, που επιτρέπει τη διέλευση ή ταξιδεύει - κινείται προς μια κατεύθυνση
    Sense id: el-one-way-en-adj-WH4KxIXF
  2. απλή μετάβαση
    Sense id: el-one-way-en-adj-2ffOvQG~
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: one-way street, one-way ticket
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  "etymology_text": ": one-way < one + way",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "one-way"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adj",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "one-way street"
    },
    {
      "word": "one-way ticket"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "one-way street - μονόδρομος"
        },
        {
          "text": "We cannot drive down this street. There's a one-way sign!",
          "translation": "Δεν μπορούμε να περάσουμε από αυτόν τον δρόμο. Υπάρχει μια πινακίδα μονής κατεύθυνσης!"
        },
        {
          "text": "≠ αντώνυμα: two-way"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "μονής κατεύθυνσης, που επιτρέπει τη διέλευση ή ταξιδεύει - κινείται προς μια κατεύθυνση"
      ],
      "id": "el-one-way-en-adj-WH4KxIXF"
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "a one-way flight - μια πτήση απλής μετάβασης"
        },
        {
          "text": "≠ αντώνυμα: round-trip"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "απλή μετάβαση"
      ],
      "id": "el-one-way-en-adj-2ffOvQG~"
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "ˌwʌnˈweɪ"
    }
  ],
  "word": "one-way"
}
{
  "etymology_text": ": one-way < one + way",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "one-way"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adj",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "one-way street"
    },
    {
      "word": "one-way ticket"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "one-way street - μονόδρομος"
        },
        {
          "text": "We cannot drive down this street. There's a one-way sign!",
          "translation": "Δεν μπορούμε να περάσουμε από αυτόν τον δρόμο. Υπάρχει μια πινακίδα μονής κατεύθυνσης!"
        },
        {
          "text": "≠ αντώνυμα: two-way"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "μονής κατεύθυνσης, που επιτρέπει τη διέλευση ή ταξιδεύει - κινείται προς μια κατεύθυνση"
      ]
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "a one-way flight - μια πτήση απλής μετάβασης"
        },
        {
          "text": "≠ αντώνυμα: round-trip"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "απλή μετάβαση"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "ˌwʌnˈweɪ"
    }
  ],
  "word": "one-way"
}

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