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Definition of Two-way

1. Adjective. Supported by both sides. "A two-way treaty"

2. Adjective. Involving two parts or elements. "A two-way treaty"

3. Adjective. Operating or permitting operation in either of two opposite directions. "Two-way streets"

Definition of Two-way

1. Adjective. (context: of a highway) allowing traffic in two directions ¹

2. Adjective. (context: of traffic) moving in both directions ¹

3. Adjective. (context: of a radio, etc.) permitting communication in two directions ¹

4. Adjective. (context: of a project treaty, etc.) involving the mutual action or participation of two parties ¹

5. Adjective. (American football) Playing both offense and defense in the same game ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Two-way

two-tier bid two-time two-timed two-timer two-timers two-times two-timing(a) two-toed anteater two-toed sloth two-tone

two-tongued two-up two-up-two-down two-up-two-downs two-way (current term) two-way catheter two-way communication two-way mirror two-way mirrors two-way street

two-way streets two-wheel two-wheeled two-wheeler two-wing flying fish two-winged insects two-year two Americas two a penny

Literary usage of Two-way

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Lectures on the Theory of Functions of Real Variables by James Pierpont (1912)
"two-way Series 114. 1. Up to the present the terms of our infinite series have extended to infinity only one way. It is, however, convenient sometimes to ..."

2. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1920)
"The engine is reversed by altering the direction of the angle of the slot link about its fixed centre. JUNCTION VALVE.— A two-way valve which unites two ..."

3. Concrete-steel Construction by Henry Turner Eddy, Claude Allen Porter Turner (1914)
"Weight of Steel in Two-Way and Four-Way Slabs Compared. In making a comparison of the weight of slab steel required in a two-way panel with that in a ..."

4. Handbook of Building Construction: Data for Architects, Designing and by George Albert Hool, Nathan Clarke Johnson (1920)
"two-way Reinforced Slabs Supported Along Four Sides.—A series of panels reinforced in two directions at right angles and supported along four bearings ..."

5. Risk Assessment for Neurobehavioral Toxicity edited by Bernard Weiss, Jurg Elsner (1997)
"In two-way avoidance paradigms, the apparatus consists of a box with two compartments (ie, a shuttle box) often separated by a hurdle. ..."

6. The Steam Engine Explained and Illustrated: With an Account of Its Invention by Dionysius Lardner (1840)
"This is accomplished by a two-way cock. In this cock the passage is curved, opening usually at ... each similar to the curved passage in the two-way cock. ..."

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