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three-decker
[ three-dek-er ]
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
- anything having three levels or layers
- ( as modifier )
a three-decker sandwich
- a warship with guns on three decks
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yvlog History and Origins
Origin of three-decker1
First recorded in 1785–95
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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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