two-way street

noun

: a situation or relationship requiring give-and-take
marriage is a two-way street

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Vine Street will become a two-way street from Fourth to Third streets. — Emily Deletter, The Enquirer, 13 Sep. 2022 This was a two-way street; dogs became adept at using signals that even very young children could understand. — Alison Gopnik, WSJ, 2 Mar. 2023 For Richardson, having that two-way street kind of candor helps build one-on-one relationships. — Phil Thompson, Chicago Tribune, 19 Jan. 2023 For example when overtaking unexpected objects on the vehicle’s ego lane on a two-way street. — IEEE Spectrum, 20 Jan. 2023 See All Example Sentences for two-way street

Word History

First Known Use

1948, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of two-way street was in 1948

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“Two-way street.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/two-way%20street. Accessed 8 Jul. 2026.

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