two-way en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈtu.weɪ/
Etymology
From two + way. Compare Old English twiweġ (“an intersection, a junction of two roads”).
Meanings
- (not-comparable) Of a highway, allowing traffic in two directions.
- (not-comparable) Of traffic or visibility, moving or occurring in opposite directions.
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(not-comparable) Permitting communication in two directions, i.e. both transmitting and receiving.
The inner power cars are brake second class compartment coaches; the guard has means of both bell and two-way telephone communication with the driving compartment.
1960 September, “Inter-city diesel units for the Hull-Liverpool service of the N.E.R.”, in Trains Illustrated, page 560:
- (not-comparable) Of a project, treaty, etc., involving the mutual action or participation of two parties.
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(not-comparable) Utilising both Western and Indigenous knowledge systems; bothways.
There are increasing examples of Indigenous-led research, and "two-way" collaborative research between scientists and Indigenous land custodians.
2023 August 11, Sarah Legge, Libby Rumpff, Stephen T. Garnett, John C.Z. Woinarski, “Loss of terrestrial biodiversity in Australia: Magnitude, causation, and response”, in Science, volume 381, →DOI, page 8, column 3:
- (not-comparable) Playing both offense and defense in the same game.
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(not-comparable) Of a table, etc., having or involving exactly two variables; bivariate.
A two-way chart; a two-way table.
Deriveds
two-way mirror · two-way street
Translations (13)
da tovejs (moving in both directions) · cmn 双向的 (moving in both directions) · sv tvåvägs (moving in both directions) · la bivius (moving in both directions) · sv dubbelriktad (moving in both directions) · nb toveis (moving in both directions) · cy dwyffordd (moving in both directions) · pl dwukierunkowy (moving in both directions) · cs obousměrný (moving in both directions) · el αμφίδρομος (moving in both directions) · bg двупосочен (moving in both directions) · fi kaksisuuntainen (moving in both directions) · ka ორმხრივი (moving in both directions)