one-way street
Single direction road
A one-way street permits traffic in only one direction.
Figuratively, a one-way street is an unequal relationship or exchange where only one party gives or benefits: Friendship can't be a one-way street.
The phrase often appears with negation: Communication is not a one-way street.
Pointed shaft for shooting
- signagePosted public displays
- laneDesignated travel strip
- directionalIndicating a path
- regulationOfficial rules governing conduct
intersection · dead-end · cul-de-sac · boulevard · avenue · thoroughfare · asphalt · vehicles
Not given back
- one-sidedUnfairly weighted toward one
- imbalancedUnevenly distributed or proportioned
- lopsidedUnequally balanced
- nonreciprocalNot mutually returned
unreturned · unequal · give-and-take · asymmetrical · thankless · unfair · exploitation · selfish
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Pointed shaft for shooting
- signagePosted public displays
- laneDesignated travel strip
- directionalIndicating a path
regulation · intersection · dead-end · cul-de-sac · boulevard · avenue · thoroughfare · asphalt · vehicles · congestion
unreciprocated
Not given back
- one-sidedUnfairly weighted toward one
- imbalancedUnevenly distributed or proportioned
- lopsidedUnequally balanced
nonreciprocal · unreturned · unequal · give-and-take · asymmetrical · thankless · unfair · exploitation · selfish · taking
- street designcrosswalk, sidewalk, curb, median, roundabout
- roadshighway, highways, road, freeway, roads
- streetsroad, sidewalk, sidewalks, pavement, alley
- traffic lawstraffic laws, speed limit, speed limits, traffic law, traffic rules
- one-way thingsarrow, ratchet, diode, check valve, exit only
- street typesboulevard, cul-de-sac, dead-end, avenue, alley
one-way streettwo-way street
Traffic flows both ways
mutual exchange · give-and-take · quid pro quo · equal partnership · symbiosis
one-way streetopen road
Unobstructed route ahead
thoroughfare · main road · arterial road · dead end · cul-de-sac