bidirectionally

bi·di·rec·tion·al·ly
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/ˌbaɪdɪˈɹɛkʃənəli/

adverb

In opposite directions.

RareScrabble 23

Meanings

adverbbidirectionally (not comparable)
  1. not comparableIn opposite directions.
    1 more example

    The whole of the South Shields branch passed to the Tyne & Wear Metro in 1984 under the Tyneside Metropolitan Rail Act 1973, apart from a short section that was divided into two bi-directionally signalled lines (although interconnected by a series of loops that allow Metro trains to pass each other).

    2023 November 29, Richard Foster, “Tyne & Wear Metro goes with the flow”, in RAIL, number 997, page 32

Origin

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APA

bidirectionally. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bidirectionally

MLA

“bidirectionally.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bidirectionally. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bidirectionally,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bidirectionally.

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