Double-geared

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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  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}]