two-way

American  

[too-wey] / ˈtuˈweɪ /

adjective

1. providing for or allowing movement in opposite directions, or both to and from a place.

   two-way traffic.

2. allowing or entailing communication or exchange between two persons, groups, countries, etc.

3. involving two parties or participants, as a relationship or agreement; two-sided.

   a two-way race for the nomination.

4. entailing responsibilities, obligations, etc., on both such parties.

5. capable of both receiving and sending signals.

   a two-way radio.

6. capable of being used in two ways.

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two-way British  

adjective

1. moving, permitting movement, or operating in either of two opposite directions

   two-way traffic

   a two-way valve

2. involving two participants

   a two-way agreement

3. involving reciprocal obligation or mutual action

   a two-way process

4. (of a radio, telephone, etc) allowing communications in two directions using both transmitting and receiving equipment

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Etymology

Origin of two-way

First recorded in 1565–75

Example Sentences

The intersection is currently a two-way stop and is located near Acacia Park, a children’s park that reopened after renovation in 2021.

From Los Angeles Times

The European Union is Australia's third largest two-way trading partner and second largest source of foreign investment.

From Barron's

Like many, she and her sister have a two-way exchange, the person inside Iran passing on family messages and the one abroad giving updates about the war not available in Iran due to government censorship.

From BBC

In a rebuttal, Singapore’s government cited official U.S. figures showing it was the U.S. that enjoyed the $27 billion surplus in two-way trade, not the other way around.

From The Wall Street Journal

“They hated me and I hated them. It was a two-way street,” he said, which left him with only one choice: seeking asylum in the United States.

From Los Angeles Times