double-bank

American  

[duhb-uhl-bangk] / ˈdʌb əlˈbæŋk /

verb (used with object)

Nautical.

1. to have two rowers pull (each of a number of oars).

2. to have people pull (a rope) from both sides.

3. to row (a boat) with rowers for both sides on each thwart.

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double-bank British  

verb

1. Also: dub.  informal to carry a second person on (a horse, bicycle, etc)

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Etymology

Origin of double-bank

First recorded in 1825–35

Example Sentences

Slammed back and forth at express-train speed, with nothing but those roaring open-faced waves buffeting against the cliffs, was somewhat suggestive of the sensation you get from a quick double-bank in a big biplane.

From Down the Columbia by Freeman, Lewis R. (Lewis Ransome)

I will corrupt the organist, bribe the choir, double-bank the preacher in advance, and we will all have a rousing time.

From The Wedge of Gold by Goodwin, C. C.

Did our spirits quail at a new four-rail, Could a "double" double-bank us, Ere nerve and sinew began to fail In the consulship of Plancus?

From Poems by Adam Lindsay Gordon by Clarke, Marcus Andrew Hislop