double tackle

American  

noun

1. a pulley system using blocks having two grooved wheels.

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double tackle British  

noun

1. a lifting or pulling tackle in which a rope is passed around the twin pulleys of a pair of pulley blocks in sequence

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double tackle

The Leigh full-back spilled possession in a double tackle by Liam Byrne and Liam Farrell and Adam Keighran put French in for a walk-in.

From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2025

McKenzie, who also sits on World Rugby's women's high-performance rugby committee, coaches a double tackle where one player chops the opponents' legs and the other targets the ball to prevent offloads.

From BBC ● Mar. 29, 2025

That launched a Scotland attack of 17 phases before center Harris powered over in a double tackle to double their lead.

From Washington Times ● Feb. 22, 2020

Mafi comes off the back of the maul, round the corner and goes low, smashing through the double tackle and over the line on the left.

From The Guardian ● Oct. 11, 2015

But it was slow work, very slow, and very hard work too; afterwards we used a stout, steady team of horses, with double tackle, and found it to work much more expeditiously.

From Ranching, Sport and Travel by Carson, Thomas