double-ended en · ADJ
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Having two ends.
Now it consists of a large double-ended straight shed, divided across the middle by workshops and offices; one end is concerned solely with steam locomotives and the other with diesel locomotives and railcars.
1960 February, A. S. Gillitt, “The operation and maintenance of Belgian main line diesels”, in Trains Illustrated, page 87:We created a computer version of the card game using a double-ended queue.
This double-ended arrow appears to point in two directions.
- (not-comparable, of a train) Having a locomotive at each end.
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(not-comparable, of a multiple unit, qualifier:or diesel or electric locomotive) Having a driving cab at each end.
British locomotives, like most European ones, are double-ended, general purpose machines, intended to be suitable for a variety of duties, and on occasion to work in multiple with each other.
1961 May, B. A. Haresnape, “Design on the railway: Part Three”, in Trains Illustrated, page 303:
- (not-comparable, of a train or multiple unit) Having a driver at each end.
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step back (rail transport: having a driver at each end)