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

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.

From Red Rooney The Last of the Crew by Ballantyne, R. M. (Robert Michael)

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.

From Boy Scouts Handbook The First Edition, 1911 by Boy Scouts of America

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

From The Scientific American Boy Or, The Camp at Willow Clump Island by Bond, A. Russell (Alexander Russell)

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

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