two-way

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Of a highway, allowing traffic in two directions.
  2. Of traffic or visibility, moving or occurring in opposite directions.
  3. Permitting communication in two directions, i.e. both transmitting and receiving.
  4. Of a project, treaty, etc., involving the mutual action or participation of two parties.
  5. Utilising both Western and Indigenous knowledge systems; bothways.
  6. Playing both offense and defense in the same game.
  7. Of a table, etc., having or involving exactly two variables; bivariate.
noun
  1. A serving of Cincinnati chili with spaghetti.

Pronunciation

/ˈtu.weɪ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-two-way.wav

Word forms

two-way two-ways

Etymology

From two + way. Compare Old English twiweġ (“an intersection, a junction of two roads”).

Translations

Bulgarian: двупосочен Chinese Mandarin: 双向的 Czech: obousměrný Danish: tovejs Finnish: kaksisuuntainen Georgian: ორმხრივი Greek: αμφίδρομος Latin: bivius Norwegian Bokmål: toveis Polish: dwukierunkowy Swedish: dubbelriktad Swedish: tvåvägs
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