英和和英

名詞

double tackle (複数形 double tackles)

1. A block and tackle composed of two pulley blocks, each of which has two sheaves (pulleys).
   • 1772, Henry Swinden, The History and Antiquities of the Ancient Burgh of Great Yarmouth in the County of Norfolk, page 543:

     The city of London and the liberties thereof, are to find one admiral of nine hundred tons with three hundred and fifty men; another great ship of eight hundred tons, with two hundred sixty men; the four midling ships, of five hundred tons each, and two hundred men each; and one small ship of three hundred tons, with one hundred and fifty men; with double tackle, munition, wages, and victuals.

   • 1918, The Agricultural Gazette and Modern Farming - Volume 87, page 353:

     The question between single and double tackle was practically settled for good at the Wolverhampton trials of the Royal Agricultural Society in 1871, when Fowlers obtained all the prizes.

   • 2019, Yuan Chen, Engineering Energy Aluminum Conductor Composite Core (ACCC) and Its Application:

     When the envelope angle of the conductor passing the tackle for paying-off is more than 30 degrees, but less than 60 degrees, it is required to use double tackle for paying-off and that quantity of tower continuously passed fails to exceed 20.

2. (rugby) A tackle by two players of the same time on an opposition player.
   • 2021, Ed Hodge, Make Mine a Double:

     It was the key breakthrough – and rich reward for the determined double tackle by Booth, who simply didn't give up.