dou|ble-banked

dou|ble-banked
dou|ble-banked «DUHB uhl BANGKT», adjective.
1. having two rowers on the same thwart, but rowing on opposite sides.
2. having two rowers at the same oar.
3. having two rows of oars, one above the other, as certain galleys.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • dou|ble-bank — «DUHB uhl BANGK», transitive verb. 1. to provide with two rowers: »The crewmen double banked each of the oars. 2. British. a) to ride two on (a horse, bicycle, or other vehicle). b) = double park. (Cf. ↑double park) c) Figurative. to double:… …   Useful english dictionary

  • Double-banked — Dou ble banked , a. Applied to a kind of rowing in which the rowers sit side by side in twos, a pair of oars being worked from each bank or thwart …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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