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double ended

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dou⋅ble-end⋅ed

[duhb-uhl-en-did]
–adjective
1. having the two ends alike.
2. Nautical.
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.

Origin:
1870–75
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