double-bank
double-bank · double-banks · double-banked · double-banking
To row by rowers sitting side by side in twos on a bank or thwartTo row (a vessel) by rowers sitting side by side in twos on a bank or thwart.
Meaning
4 sensesTo row (a vessel) by rowers sitting side by side in twos on a bank or thwart.
To set two rowers to pulling (a single oar).
(Australia, New Zealand)To ride (a horse, or bicycle) with two people on saddle
To double up, to have two people doing something usually done just by one.
Forms
double-banks, double-banking, double-banked, double-banked| Base form | double-bank · to double-bank |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | double-banks |
| Present participle | double-banking |
| Past simple | double-banked |
| Past participle | double-banked |
regular · Lesson
Word family
1 related wordsDeriveddouble-banked
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.