duplex apartment

American  

noun

1. an apartment with rooms on two connected floors.

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duplex apartment British  

noun

1. an apartment on two floors

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Etymology

Origin of duplex apartment

An Americanism dating back to 1935–40

Example Sentences

In early March, I defended my PhD dissertation to a crowd of professors, and, days later, we hosted a baby shower in our cramped duplex apartment.

From Salon • Mar. 27, 2022

Gropman and his team built the duplex apartment set at Steiner Studios in Brooklyn, with each floor on a different stage.

From New York Times • Jan. 11, 2022

The fire started on the second and third floors of the building in a duplex apartment in the Tremont section of the Bronx, the New York Times reported.

From Fox News • Jan. 9, 2022

The blaze consumed the duplex apartment where it began, as well as part of a hallway, Nigro said.

From Washington Post • Jan. 9, 2022

In fact, his duplex apartment is an absolute mirror of ours.

From "Confessions of a Murder Suspect" by James Patterson