triple-decker
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of triple-decker
First recorded in 1945–50
Example Sentences
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Sajili said he was awoken by a fellow passenger as the triple-decker ferry began to tilt precariously.
From Barron's ● Jan. 26, 2026
As passengers sipped flutes of Champagne for hours on the triple-decker yacht, they played games of “Guess Who?” customized with the faces of AI legends.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 20, 2025
Think of it: a triple-decker, from a pile of lumber, pipes, wires, and windows on a factory floor to a finished home in a neighborhood, in one week.
From Slate ● Sep. 9, 2025
Thanks to the triple-decker stacking, a liquid crystal exhibited remarkable electricconductivity as well as thermotropicity; that is, an order parameter that depends on temperature.
From Science Daily ● May 23, 2024
They belonged, as Harry saw when he raised his head, to a triple-decker, violently purple bus, which had appeared out of thin air.
From "Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban" by J.K. Rowling
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