double-ended

[ duhb-uhl-en-did ]

/ ˈdʌb əlˈɛn dɪd /

adjective

having the two ends alike.

Nautical.

operating equally well with either end as the bow, as a ferryboat.
noting a vessel having a stern curved or pointed so as to resemble or suggest a bow.

noting any of various vehicles, as certain streetcars, designed to be operated with either end serving as the front.

Origin of double-ended

First recorded in 1870–75

Words nearby double-ended

Double Dutch, double-duty, double-dyed, double eagle, double-edged, double-ended, double-ended bolt, double ender, double entendre, double entente, double entry

Example sentences from the Web for double-ended

Scattered among them will sometimes be crowds of little wheels, surrounded with double-ended hooks.
The Log of the Sun|William Beebe
A modification of double-ended boiler is that introduced by Mr. Alfred Holt.
Scientific American Supplement No. 299|Various
The use of the principles of flatiron skiff design in sharp-stern, or "double-ended," boats has been common.
The Migrations of an American Boat Type|Howard I. Chapelle
There are ten boilers, six of which are double-ended—that is, with furnaces in each end—21¼ feet long and 15½ feet in diameter.
Christopher Columbus and His Monument Columbia|Various

Speaking or writing is, therefore, everywhere a double-ended process.
The Teacher|George Herbert Palmer

单词	double-ended
释义	double-ended [ duhb-uhl-en-did ] / ˈdʌb əlˈɛn dɪd / adjective having the two ends alike. Nautical. operating equally well with either end as the bow, as a ferryboat. noting a vessel having a stern curved or pointed so as to resemble or suggest a bow. noting any of various vehicles, as certain streetcars, designed to be operated with either end serving as the front. Origin of double-ended First recorded in 1870–75 Words nearby double-ended Double Dutch, double-duty, double-dyed, double eagle, double-edged, double-ended, double-ended bolt, double ender, double entendre, double entente, double entry Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for double-ended Scattered among them will sometimes be crowds of little wheels, surrounded with double-ended hooks. The Log of the Sun\|William Beebe A modification of double-ended boiler is that introduced by Mr. Alfred Holt. Scientific American Supplement No. 299\|Various The use of the principles of flatiron skiff design in sharp-stern, or "double-ended," boats has been common. The Migrations of an American Boat Type\|Howard I. Chapelle There are ten boilers, six of which are double-ended—that is, with furnaces in each end—21¼ feet long and 15½ feet in diameter. Christopher Columbus and His Monument Columbia\|Various Speaking or writing is, therefore, everywhere a double-ended process. The Teacher\|George Herbert Palmer
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