(nautical) To row (a vessel) by rowers sitting side by side in twos on a bank or thwart. / (nautical) To set two rowers to pulling (a single oar).

present participle of double-bank

simple past tense and past participle of double-bank

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

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of double-bank