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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Each double-ended boiler had six and each single-ended boiler three furnaces, with a total heating surface of 144,142 square feet and a grate surface of 3,466 square feet.
From Loss of the Steamship 'Titanic' by Government, British
Steam was supplied by 24 double-ended boilers and 5 single-ended boilers, arranged for a working pressure of 215 pounds per square inch.
From Loss of the Steamship 'Titanic' by Government, British
The single-ended cutter c forms a shallow circular recess or seat in the raised pad which surrounds the opening.
From Turning and Boring A specialized treatise for machinists, students in the industrial and engineering schools, and apprentices, on turning and boring methods, etc. by Jones, Franklin D.
It has been found more economically efficient than the single-ended form, by as much as ten per cent, in the writer's own experience.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 299, September 24, 1881 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
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