double-deck

American  

[duhb-uhl-dek] / ˈdʌb əlˈdɛk /

adjective

1. Also double-decked having two decks, tiers, or levels.

   a double-deck bunk; a double-deck bus.

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verb (used with object)

1. to add a second deck to (a bridge) or a second level to (a road).

Etymology

Origin of double-deck

An Americanism dating back to 1865–70

Example Sentences

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double-deck

Getting the double-deck aircraft into the building lobby “is going to be a trick,” Trump said in March.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 5, 2026

Three of the double-deck carriages overturned at least partly, and people were pulled out of the windows to safety.

From Washington Post ● Jun. 3, 2022

Mr. Dyer said he hoped that the airline would stay committed to the A380, a double-deck behemoth that carries 600 passengers but has fallen out of fashion.

From New York Times ● Feb. 18, 2022

Seattle’s waterfront demolition show will turn twice as spectacular and twice as noisy this week, as crews sic their munching jaws on the double-deck mainline of the Alaskan Way Viaduct.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 12, 2019

The double-deck construction extended for 360 the full length of the original pier.

From Transactions of the American Society of Civil Engineers, vol. LXVIII, Sept. 1910 The Site of the Terminal Station. Paper No. 1157 by George C. Clarke