double-headed

ˌdʌbəlˈhɛdɪd

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Definition of double-headed - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

coin numismatics

Rare

showing a head on both sides of a coin

Rare

He found a double-headed coin in his collection.

two-headed

animal statue

Rare

having two heads on one body

Rare

The double-headed eagle is a famous symbol.

bicephalous

two-headed

train railways

TECH.

pulled by two locomotives at the same time

TECH.

The double-headed train climbed the steep hill.

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Examples of double-headed in a sentence

A double-headed penny is extremely rare.
A double-headed snake was found in the wild.
The museum displays a double-headed lion statue.
A double-headed freight train passed through the station.
The double-headed locomotive handled the heavy load easily.

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French:ayant la même effigie sur les deux faces, bicéphale, ...
German:doppelköpfig, zweiköpfig, ...
Italian:bifronte, a due teste, ...
Spanish:con dos caras, bicéfalo, ...
Portuguese:bicefálico, de duas cabeças, ...
Chinese:双头的, 两头的, ...
Japanese:両面頭の, 二頭の, ...
Arabic:ذو رأسين, مُزْدَوِج القاطِرَة, ...
Hebrew:דּוּ-רָאשִׁי, דּוּ-רָאשִׁי, ...
Russian:двуглавый, обозначает наличие двух голов на одном теле или объекте, ...
Ukrainian:двоголовий, має дві голови, ...
Hindi:दो सिर वाला, दो-सिर वाला, ...
Bengali:দ্বিমুখী, দ্বিমাথা, ...
Catalan:amb dos caps, bicèfal, ...
Czech:dvouhlavý, dvojhlavý, ...
Danish:dobbelt-hovedet, tohovedet, ...
Dutch:dubbelkoppig, met twee hoofden, ...
Greek:διπλής κεφαλής, δικέφαλος, ...
Hungarian:kétfejes, kétfejű, ...
Khmer:មានក្បាលទាំងសងខាង, មានក្បាលពីរ, ...
Korean:양면 머리의, 두 머리를 가진, ...
Persian:دو سر, دوکله, ...
Polish:dwugłowy, z dwoma głowami, ...
Portuguese (BR):com duas faces, bicéfalo, ...
Romanian:cu două capete, având două capete pe același corp, ...
Swedish:tvåhövdad, som har två huvuden på en kropp, ...
Thai:สองหัว, มีสองหัว, ...
Turkish:iki başlı, Bir nesnenin veya canlının iki başa sahip olduğunu belirtir., ...
Vietnamese:hai đầu, có hai đầu, ...

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