three-decker
noun7 senses
- 1Anything with three layers or levels.
- 2Alternative form of triple-decker (“type of sandwich”).
- 3Alternative form of triple-decker (“type of bus”).
- 4Alternative form of triple-decker (“type of apartment building”).
- 5Alternative form of triple-decker (“type of headline”).
- 6A sailing warship that had guns on each of three decks.
- 7An old-fashioned pulpit.
1
Anything with three layers or levels.
- He awoke at midday and walked down the road to a cafeteria where the short-order cook fixed him a delicious three-decker western sandwich and coffee.1954, Ian Fleming, “The Jamaica Version”, in Live and Let Die, London: Pan Books, published 1957, page 168:
- I planned to splurge on a three-decker cone. All the flavors looked so good that I couldn't decide which three to have.1972, Emily Coleman, Making friends with the opposite sex, page 198:
2
Alternative Alternative form of triple-decker (“type of sandwich”).
3
Alternative Alternative form of triple-decker (“type of bus”).
4
Alternative Alternative form of triple-decker (“type of apartment building”).
5
Alternative Alternative form of triple-decker (“type of headline”).
6
Nautical, Transport Historical A sailing warship that had guns on each of three decks.
7
Historical An old-fashioned pulpit.