Meaning & use
one-way street
A street on which vehicles may travel in only one direction.
See it in a sentence
We got a ticket for accidentally driving the wrong way down a one-way street.
The city converted the narrow avenue into a one-way street to ease congestion.
A note on using this word
Often used figuratively for a relationship or arrangement that benefits only one side, as in 'their friendship felt like a one-way street.'
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Another way to use it
2. noun
A relationship or situation in which only one side gives or benefits, figuratively.
He complained that the partnership had become a one-way street favoring the larger company.
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