single-ended
Americanadjective
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(of a boiler) fired from one end only.
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Electricity. (of a circuit or transmission line) unbalanced, as when one part of a circuit is grounded.
adjective
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Auxiliary steam pipes.—The five single-ended boilers and those in boiler rooms Nos.
From Loss of the Steamship 'Titanic' by Government, British
The largest size of single-ended large tube boiler in use has a steam drum 4 ft.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 2 "Bohemia" to "Borgia, Francis" by Various
In single-ended boilers, which are those most generally used, the furnaces are fitted at one end only and vary in number from one in the smallest boiler to four in the largest.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 2 "Bohemia" to "Borgia, Francis" by Various
Boilers.—All the boilers were 15 feet 9 inches in diameter, the 24 double-ended boilers being 20 feet long, and the single-ended 11 feet 9 inches long.
From Loss of the Steamship 'Titanic' by Government, British
The after boiler room No. 1 contained five single-ended boilers.
From Loss of the Steamship 'Titanic' by Government, British
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