double-ended
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.
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How to use double-ended in a sentence
Colin clambered into the double-ended boat with its high prow and stern and settled himself down excitedly.
The Boy With the U. S. Fisheries | Francis Rolt-WheelerIn these they embark four men to go fishing, each one rowing with a double-ended oar.
Its body, in fact, might be roughly compared to the form of a double-ended whaleboat.
The Boy Inventors' Radio Telephone | Richard BonnerSkiff—A light swift open boat, generally double-ended for rowing, but sometimes equipped for sailing.
Some Notes on Shipbuilding and Shipping in Colonial Virginia | Cerinda W. EvansIt contained three instruments all of silver, a cyathiscomele, a grooved director, and a plain double-ended stylet.
Surgical Instruments in Greek and Roman Times | John Stewart Milne
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