each way

British

adjective

Also: both ways. US term: across-the-board. horse racing (of a bet) made on the same runner or contestant to win or come second or third in a race

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That’s a four-hour van ride each way, some of it winding into the Dolomites.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 21, 2026

The train costs $3.75 each way, while driving and parking costs $10.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 25, 2026

He goes back once or twice a month to see his family, driving 10 hours each way.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 30, 2025

The closest one would have been a 30-minute drive each way.

From Salon • Nov. 9, 2025

Now he can walk to work, about an hour each way, forty-five minutes if he walks very fast.

From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman

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