Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

double-banked

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.00 in modern English

Syllables: dou-ble-banked
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

simple past and past participle of double-bank

adj

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

Example Sentences

"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."

Questions

What does double-banked mean?: simple past and past participle of double-bank

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