one-way streets

Single-direction thoroughfares

One-way streets are roads where traffic flows in a single direction only.

The term often appears figuratively for relationships or exchanges lacking reciprocity: Communication with him is a one-way street—he talks, you listen.

The singular form works as a modifier: a one-way street arrangement.

Opposites
traffic directionality

one-way streetstwo-way streets

Routes with opposing lanes

boulevard · highway

traffic flow restriction

one-way streetsfreeways

Toll-absent highways

traffic restriction level

one-way streetspedestrian zones

Vehicle-free public walkways

Family

street, ways, doorway, streets, alleyway, one-way, streetwise, sideway, one-way street

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