double-banked
verbDefinitions
simple past and past participle of double-bank
Having two rowers at each oar, or two tiers of oars one above the other, as in ancient…
Having 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.
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