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Double-ender

Double-ender \Dou"ble-end"er\, n.

  1. (Naut.) A vessel capable of moving in either direction, having bow and rudder at each end.

  2. (Railroad) A locomotive with pilot at each end.
    --Knight. [1913 Webster] ||

Usage examples of "double-ender".

She was high-hulled, solid-looking, with a plumb bow, some tumblehome amidships and a double-ender stern.

Austin pulled the double-ender alongside a ledge and wrapped the mooring line around a rocky knob.