double-decker
[ duhb-uhl-dek-er ]
/ ˈdʌb əlˈdɛk ər /
noun
something with two decks, tiers, or the like, as two beds one above the other, a ship with two decks above the water line, or a bus with two decks.
a food item consisting of two main layers, as a sandwich made with three slices of bread and two layers of filling.
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Origin of double-decker
An Americanism dating back to 1825–35
Words nearby double-decker
double date, Doubleday, double-deal, double-dealing, double-deck, double-decker, double-declutch, double decomposition, double demy, double density, double digging
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British Dictionary definitions for double-decker
double-decker
noun
mainly British a bus with two passenger decks
informal
- a thing or structure having two decks, layers, etc
- (as modifier)a double-decker sandwich
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