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

In Oklahoma City, softball games will be played in a 13,000-seat, double-deck stadium that is regularly filled for the women’s College World Series.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 15, 2024

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

According to the Conroe Convention and Visitors Bureau, the Lake Conroe Queen is a 60-passenger, double-deck sternwheeler paddleboat.

From Fox News • Aug. 15, 2021

The completed project included the tunnel under Battery Street, eight ramps, two underpasses and a southern at-grade roadway in addition to the elevated, double-deck highway.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 7, 2019

Now it was triple its former size, rebuilt and modernized, with many bedrooms, a double-deck piazza and a dancing floor.

From Ainslee's, Vol. 15, No. 6, July 1905 by Various