double ender
or double-ender
nounNautical.
a double-ended vessel.
Origin of double ender
1An Americanism dating back to 1860–65
Words Nearby double ender
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How to use double ender in a sentence
As I have before stated, the Miama was a large double-ender, and she was also a very high boat, being a double-decker as well.
In and Out of Rebel Prisons | Lieut. A. [Alonzo] CooperHad it found the double-ender, the latters bottom-planks would have been no protection against the creatures blows.
The Corner House Girls Under Canvas | Grace Brooks HillIt is, so to speak, a double-ender, being provided with a supplementary head at the point where the feet are usually situated.
Thursday, September 1, 1864, the double-ender Shamrock came up from the fleet.
Reminiscences of Two Years in the United States Navy | John M. BattenThe double-ender Wyalusing came up from the fleet during the night.
Reminiscences of Two Years in the United States Navy | John M. Batten
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