two-way
providing for or allowing movement in opposite directions, or both to and from a place: two-way traffic.
allowing or entailing communication or exchange between two persons, groups, countries, etc.
involving two parties or participants, as a relationship or agreement; two-sided: a two-way race for the nomination.
entailing responsibilities, obligations, etc., on both such parties.
capable of both receiving and sending signals: a two-way radio.
capable of being used in two ways.
Origin of two-way
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How to use two-way in a sentence
What pundits think, however, is that this is a two-way race between Breaking Bad and True Detective.
What's TV's Best Drama? 'True Detective,' 'Game of Thrones,' and Our Emmy Predictions | Kevin Fallon | August 22, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe Delle Donnas retorted that their friendship with Medrano was a two-way street.
Did Christie Go Easy on a Human Trafficker Just to Bust a Small-Time Pol? | Olivia Nuzzi | March 17, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTtwo-way trade with the U.S. alone had grown to $7.3 billion.
Farewell to Manmohan Singh, India’s Puppet Prime Minister | Kapil Komireddi | January 5, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe agent had a two-way radio connecting him with other agents downtown.
Would It Have Saved JFK? Jim Lehrer on the Mystery of the Bubble Top | Eleanor Clift | November 4, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTThe revelations from Snowden provide evidence that such hacking is a two-way street.
As Snowden Eyes Ecuador, WikiLeaks Begins to Lay Out His Legal Case | Eli Lake, Ben Jacobs | June 24, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST
Fasten a double or two-way spirit level on the front left-hand corner.
The Boy Mechanic, Book 2 | VariousBut here were officers, doctors, an ambulance, all ordered in advance by two-way airplane radio.
Red Dynamite | Roy J. SnellIt is a two-way process in which two or more people discuss meanings that concern them.
Herein is Love | Reuel L. HoweSuch a transfer line is called a two-way line or a single-track line, because traffic over it may be in either direction.
Cyclopedia of Telephony and Telegraphy, Vol. 2 | Kempster MillerThe first and simplest of these methods is to employ so-called two-way trunks.
Cyclopedia of Telephony and Telegraphy, Vol. 2 | Kempster Miller
British Dictionary definitions for two-way
moving, permitting movement, or operating in either of two opposite directions: two-way traffic; a two-way valve
involving two participants: a two-way agreement
involving reciprocal obligation or mutual action: a two-way process
(of a radio, telephone, etc) allowing communications in two directions using both transmitting and receiving equipment
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