tri·ple-deck·er

[trip-uhl-dek-er]
noun
three-decker ( defs 3, 4 ).

Origin:
1945–50

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triple-decker

noun
made with three slices of usually toasted bread [syn: club sandwich
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Triple-decker is always a great word to know.
So is ort. Does it mean:
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
Example sentences
Tree lined streets with two-family homes and triple-decker homes are found in the neighborhood.
She proposed solving it by developing a solar-powered triple-decker bus.
Participants converted the porches of their triple-decker home to a thriving greenhouse and fish farm.
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