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

Arlene and Robert Grafilo fled to Centre 200 with their children, ages 3 and 10, after a big tree toppled on their duplex apartment.

From Seattle Times

The structure enables the duplex apartments to be bigger, maximizing living space and reducing noise in what was to be a “vertical village.”

From New York Times

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

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

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

From Washington Post