double-space

verb

dou·​ble-space ˌdə-bəl-ˈspās 

double-spaced; double-spacing; double-spaces

transitive verb

: to type (text) leaving alternate lines blank

intransitive verb

: to type on every other line

Examples of double-space in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The will must include disclosure language that is double-spaced in boldface type in a twelve-point or larger font. — Bob Carlson, Forbes.com, 18 Feb. 2026

Soon after, Major General Ted Clifton, Kennedy’s military aide, urged the CIA’s current intelligence chief to keep memorandums and reports for Kennedy double-spaced and down to about two pages. — David Priess, Foreign Affairs, 26 Feb. 2016

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1937, in the meaning defined at transitive sense

Rhymes for double-space

• aerospace
• anatase
• anyplace
• commonplace
• cyberspace
• database
• diabase
• diastase
• dnase
• elastase
• fireplace
• hyperspace

Kids Definition

double-space

verb

dou·​ble-space

ˌdəb-əl-ˈspās

: to type something leaving every other line blank