Meanings
nountwo-way street (plural two-way streets)
plural two-way streets
- idiomaticAny interaction in which both parties give and take equally.
A good friendship is a two-way street.
Synonyms & antonyms
Opposite
Translations
Bulgarian двупосочна улица
- двупосочна улица (dvuposočna ulica)street in which traffic is allowed to proceed in two directions
Chinese Mandarin 雙向街道 /双向街道, 互利互惠
- 雙向街道 /双向街道 (shuāngxiàng jiēdào)street in which traffic is allowed to proceed in two directions
- 互利互惠 (hùlìhùhuì)interaction in which parties give and take equally
- 互諒互讓 /互谅互让 (hùliàng hùràng)interaction in which parties give and take equally
Finnish kaksisuuntainen katu, kaksisuuntainen
- kaksisuuntainen katustreet in which traffic is allowed to proceed in two directions
- kaksisuuntaineninteraction in which parties give and take equally
French rue à double sens, donnant-donnant
- rue à double sensstreet in which traffic is allowed to proceed in two directions
- donnant-donnantinteraction in which parties give and take equally
- échange de bons procédésinteraction in which parties give and take equally
Portuguese rua de mão dupla
- rua de mão duplastreet in which traffic is allowed to proceed in two directions
Spanish calle de doble sentido
- calle de doble sentidostreet in which traffic is allowed to proceed in two directions
Cite this entry
APA
two-way street. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/two-way%20street
MLA
“two-way street.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/two-way%20street. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “two-way street,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/two-way%20street.
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