double-banked

adjective

Having two rowers at each oar, or two tiers of oars one above the other, as in ancient galleys.

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Meanings

verb
  1. participlepastsimple past and past participle of double-bank
adjectivedouble-banked (not comparable)
  1. not comparableHaving two rowers at each oar, or two tiers of oars one above the other, as in ancient galleys.

    It is often the case that when a boat is stove, its crew, being picked up by another boat, help to work that second boat; and the chase is thus continued with what is called double-banked oars.

    1851, Herman Melville, Moby Dick
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APA

double-banked. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/double-banked

MLA

“double-banked.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/double-banked. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “double-banked,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/double-banked.

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