double-ended
Americanadjective
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having the two ends alike.
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Nautical.
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operating equally well with either end as the bow, as a ferryboat.
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noting a vessel having a stern curved or pointed so as to resemble or suggest a bow.
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noting any of various vehicles, as certain streetcars, designed to be operated with either end serving as the front.
Etymology
Origin of double-ended
First recorded in 1870–75
Example Sentences
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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.
From BBC • Jan. 28, 2025
Inslee and the Legislature have funded new, double-ended vehicle ferries to relieve a debilitated system, but the soonest they’ll run is 2028.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 5, 2024
Medieval and renaissance astronomers called a double-ended pointer for the nodes of the moon a “dragon hand.”
From Scientific American • Dec. 14, 2021
Recharging the Moto Edge is also unnecessarily annoying, thanks to the lack of a charger inside the box — all you get is a double-ended USB-C cable.
From The Verge • Dec. 9, 2021
The double-ended newt wizard left, and Ron approached the counter.
From "Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban" by J.K. Rowling
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