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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Government leaders and local experts on transit agree one-way streets, which were intended to make travel faster for commuters heading in and out of downtown, present safety concerns.
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Leo Bertucci, Louisville Courier Journal, 5 Oct. 2025
State leaders provided a lot in downtown Nashville to begin construction staging for the Loop, two one-way tunnels carrying passengers in Tesla sedans.
—Hadley Hitson, Nashville Tennessean, 29 Sep. 2025
Coming home, travelers should avoid the Sunday after Thanksgiving (November 30) and the Saturday after Christmas (December 27), when both fares average $850 one-way.
—Michelle Baran, AFAR Media, 29 Sep. 2025
Alix Williams, 27, of Birmingham takes a train and two subway lines — a trip of more than 100 miles one-way — to her office in London three days a week, per SWNS.
—Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 28 Sep. 2025
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Leo Bertucci, Louisville Courier Journal, 5 Oct. 2025
State leaders provided a lot in downtown Nashville to begin construction staging for the Loop, two one-way tunnels carrying passengers in Tesla sedans.
—Hadley Hitson, Nashville Tennessean, 29 Sep. 2025
Coming home, travelers should avoid the Sunday after Thanksgiving (November 30) and the Saturday after Christmas (December 27), when both fares average $850 one-way.
—Michelle Baran, AFAR Media, 29 Sep. 2025
Alix Williams, 27, of Birmingham takes a train and two subway lines — a trip of more than 100 miles one-way — to her office in London three days a week, per SWNS.
—Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 28 Sep. 2025
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“One-way.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/one-way. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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