three-decker

[three-dek-er]

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noun

any ship having three decks, tiers, etc.
(formerly) one of a class of sailing warships that carried guns on three decks.
a sandwich made of three slices of bread interlaid with two layers of filling; club sandwich.
something having three layers, levels, or tiers.

three-decker

noun

1. anything having three levels or layers
2. ( as modifier )
  a three-decker sandwich
a warship with guns on three decks

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Word History and Origins

Origin of three-decker¹

First recorded in 1785–95

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Example Sentences

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The building, a “three-decker” built a century ago, was constructed to suit the needs of New England’s industrial class.

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GAYNOR: We had a wonderful party on a three-decker cruise ship.

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“A Hero” is as anxious and swift as a thriller, with the density and observational acuity of a 19th-century three-decker.

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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.

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A film becomes something else, but a series is like … do you know what a Victorian three-decker novel is?

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three-day measles three-dimensional

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