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

The double paddle is not to be recommended to the exclusion of the single blade, but there are many times when there is an advantage in its use.

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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.

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Both are long and narrow; decked entirely over, with the exception of a hole in the centre; can hold only one person, and are propelled with one double paddle having a blade at each end.

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These canoes are used solely for hunting; and, by means of the double paddle, are propelled through the water with the velocity of the dolphin; no land animal can possibly escape when seen in the water; the least exertion is sufficient to keep up with the rein-deer when swimming at its utmost speed.

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A double paddle was fashioned from a board 1 inch thick, 6 inches wide and 6 feet long.

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