Definition of "square-ended" []

• Having an end formed with a square cross-section.
• Having the end-plane at 90° or at a right angle to the axis.

The Century Dictionary (Public Domain)

• "Hear your canvas tearing, and see the black, square-ended timbers thrusting holes through it."
• "To me it looks like she was on a diving board or sidewalk- or any other square-ended surface."
• "“If the chancel were square-ended, you would have an enormous flat wall,” Sally persisted."