double-decker

[duhb-uhl-dek-er]

dou·ble-deck·er

[duhb-uhl-dek-er]
noun
1.
something with two decks, tiers, or the like, as two beds one above the other, a ship with two decks above the water line, or a bus with two decks.
2.
a food item consisting of two main layers, as a sandwich made with three slices of bread and two layers of filling.

Origin:
1825–35, Americanism
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double-decker
 
n
1.  chiefly (Brit) a bus with two passenger decks
2.  informal
 a.  a thing or structure having two decks, layers, etc
 b.  (as modifier): a double-decker sandwich

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double-decker definition


  1. n.
    a two-level bus. : Some double-deckers don't have tops.
  2. n.
    a sandwich of two layers. : He put away a giant double-decker and a glass of milk.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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