double-ended

[ duhb-uhl-en-did ]

adjective
  1. having the two ends alike.

  2. 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.

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

Origin of double-ended

1
First recorded in 1870–75

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