double-geared

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double-geared - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  double-geared
      adj 1: equipped with compound gearing consisting of 2 pinions
             and 2 wheels in mesh to increase the mechanical
             advantage; "the double-geared lifting mechanism of a
             crane"
      2: (of a lathe) equipped with gearing for reducing the speed of
         the spindle from that of the driving pulley; "a back-geared
         lathe" [syn: back-geared, double-geared]