three-decker
Americannoun
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any ship having three decks, tiers, etc.
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(formerly) one of a class of sailing warships that carried guns on three decks.
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a sandwich made of three slices of bread interlaid with two layers of filling; club sandwich.
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something having three layers, levels, or tiers.
noun
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anything having three levels or layers
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( as modifier )
a three-decker sandwich
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a warship with guns on three decks
Etymology
Origin of three-decker
First recorded in 1785–95
Example Sentences
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GAYNOR: We had a wonderful party on a three-decker cruise ship.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 12, 2024
“A Hero” is as anxious and swift as a thriller, with the density and observational acuity of a 19th-century three-decker.
From New York Times ● Jan. 5, 2022
The ferry left Dhaka, Bangladesh’s capital, on Thursday and was traveling along the Sugandha River near the town of Jhalakathi when the blaze overtook the three-decker boat.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 24, 2021
Yet the family was somehow able to buy one of Worcester’s three-decker buildings, which must have felt like a miraculous accomplishment for folks who arrived with nothing a few years earlier.
From New York Times ● Apr. 27, 2016
He drops us off at the Grey Island Inn, a long rectangular three-decker with a view of the ship docks and the Jersey shoreline.
From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee
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