DOUBLE-ENDED


Meaning of DOUBLE-ENDED in English

/dub"euhl en"did/ , adj.

1. having the two ends alike.

2. Naut.

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

b. 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.

[ 1870-75 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .