double paddle

American  

noun

Nautical.

1. a paddle with a blade at each end, as that of the kayak.

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Example Sentences

On these the rower sits across, using a double paddle; and as the wind escapes from the skin bags, he has a contrivance for supplying the deficiency.

From A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 10 Arranged in systematic order: Forming a complete history of the origin and progress of navigation, discovery, and commerce, by sea and land, from the earliest ages to the present time. by Kerr, Robert

Over two hundred years ago he made for himself a pair of light wooden paddles, with blades at either end, somewhat similar in shape to the double paddle of a canoe.

From The Mastery of the Air by Claxton, William J.

The double paddle makes less splash than the oars, and if one can use the Canadian single blade, it does not make any noise at all.

From Black Bass Where to catch them in quantity within an hour's ride from New York by Bradford, Charles Barker

The double paddle has a hickory pole, 7 ft. long and 2 in. in diameter, for its center part.

From The Boy Mechanic: Volume 1 700 Things for Boys to Do by Popular Mechanics Co.

The model shown in the figure is covered with oiled canvas, and is provided with a double paddle and a small sail.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 531, March 6, 1886 by Various