nonreturn

See also: non-return

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

non- +‎ return

Noun

nonreturn (uncountable)

  1. Absence of return; failure to come back or bring back.

Adjective

nonreturn (not comparable)

  1. allowing air or liquid to travel in one direction only, and not permitting its return. (of a valve)
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