doubling

[duhb-ling]

noun

Nautical.

1. the part of the upper or lower end of one spar of a mast that is overlapped by another spar above or below it.

Word History and Origins

Origin of doubling¹

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; double, -ing ¹

Example Sentences

When she said she couldn't afford a holiday, he offered to "help" by doubling what money she had via his foreign currency exchange business.

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But as birth and marriage rates fall, some conservatives are doubling down on the importance of starting a family.

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Producers in the U.S. are already stretched to find new centers of LNG demand to absorb the doubling of its export capacity by 2030.

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Producers in the U.S. are already stretched to find new centers of LNG demand to absorb the doubling of its export capacity by 2030.

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With the acquisition, Adobe appears to be doubling down on its bid to transform into an AI-first company, a mission that has proven largely unsuccessful so far.

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