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bidirectionally

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English

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Etymology

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From bidirectional +‎ -ly.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˌbaɪdɪˈɹɛkʃənəli/
  • Hyphenation: bi‧di‧rec‧tion‧al‧ly

Adverb

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bidirectionally (not comparable)

  1. In opposite directions.
    • 2023 November 29, Richard Foster, “Tyne & Wear Metro goes with the flow”, in RAIL, number 997, page 32:
      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).