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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According to CruiseMapper, the vessel is currently on a 17-day, one-way voyage from Fort.
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Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 5 Jan. 2026
Start this portion of the Florida National Scenic Trail—the Florida Trail, for short—from Southwest 79th Terrace in Jasper, then hike past cypress trees and limestone bluffs on the nearly eight-mile one-way trip to Holton Creek River Camp.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 5 Jan. 2026
Unless the aircraft are designed for one-way missions or can recover independently elsewhere, their reuse would be limited.
—Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 2 Jan. 2026
All other trips at those stations, like one-way tickets, will increase by 8%.
—Doug Williams, CBS News, 2 Jan. 2026
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Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 5 Jan. 2026
Start this portion of the Florida National Scenic Trail—the Florida Trail, for short—from Southwest 79th Terrace in Jasper, then hike past cypress trees and limestone bluffs on the nearly eight-mile one-way trip to Holton Creek River Camp.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 5 Jan. 2026
Unless the aircraft are designed for one-way missions or can recover independently elsewhere, their reuse would be limited.
—Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 2 Jan. 2026
All other trips at those stations, like one-way tickets, will increase by 8%.
—Doug Williams, CBS News, 2 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for one-way
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“One-way.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/one-way. Accessed 7 Jan. 2026.
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