Dual-purpose is a noun and adjective referring to things serving two purposes. It can specifically refer to:
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Dual-use technology
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Dual-purpose gun
A dual-purpose gun is a naval artillery mounting designed to engage both surface and air targets.
Description
Second World War-era capital ships had four classes of artillery: the heavy main battery, intended to engage opposing battleships and ...
, a naval artillery mounting designed to engage both surface and air targets
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Dual-Purpose Improved Conventional Munition
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Dual-purpose motorcycle, designed for both on- and off-road use
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Dual Purpose Ladder (London Fire Brigade), a standard type of firefighting vehicle used by the London Fire Brigade
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Fighting knife
A fighting knife has a blade designed to most effectively inflict injury in close-quarters physical confrontations.Burton, Walter E., ''Knives For Fighting Men'', Popular Science, July 1944, Vol. 145 No. 1, p. 150Hunsicker, A., ''Advanced Skills ...
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Viaduct
A viaduct is a specific type of bridge that consists of a series of arches, piers or columns supporting a long elevated railway or road. Typically a viaduct connects two points of roughly equal elevation, allowing direct overpass across a wide v ...
, a road bridge-aqueduct
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Dual-purpose breed Dual-purpose is a noun and adjective referring to things serving two purposes. It can specifically refer to:
* Dual-use technology
** Dual-purpose gun, a naval artillery mounting designed to engage both surface and air targets
** Dual-Purpose Impr ...
, an animal or plant breed that provide at least 2 kinds of resources, for example,
beef cattle
See also
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Dual (disambiguation)
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Purpose (disambiguation)
Purpose is the end for which something is done, created or for which it exists. It is part of the topic of intentionality and goal-seeking behavior.
Related concepts and subjects:
* Goal, a desired result or possible outcome
* Intention, the stat ...
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Hybrid (disambiguation)
Hybrid may refer to:
Science
* Hybrid (biology), an offspring resulting from cross-breeding
** Hybrid grape, grape varieties produced by cross-breeding two ''Vitis'' species
** Hybridity, the property of a hybrid plant which is a union of two dif ...
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Multi-purpose (disambiguation)
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Single-purpose (disambiguation)
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