double-ended

[duhb-uhl-en-did]

adjective

1. having the two ends alike.

2. Nautical.

   1. operating equally well with either end as the bow, as a ferryboat.

   2. noting a vessel having a stern curved or pointed so as to resemble or suggest a bow.

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of double-ended¹

First recorded in 1870–75

Example Sentences

"During his tenure, the company navigated the challenges of the Covid-19 pandemic, initiated a path towards financial stability, and introduced the world's first large double-ended hybrid ferries on the Dover-Calais route, thereby enhancing sustainability."

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The design of the double-ended yole has origins going back to the Norse Viking raiding boats that arrived on Scotland's shores a millennia ago.

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Inslee and the Legislature have funded new, double-ended vehicle ferries to relieve a debilitated system, but the soonest they’ll run is 2028.

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Or representing the double-ended, ambidextrous ferries themselves?

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Medieval and renaissance astronomers called a double-ended pointer for the nodes of the moon a “dragon hand.”

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