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double-deck

double-deck adjective: having two decks or levels, one above the other.

double-deck: having two decks or levels, one above the other
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Adjective

double-deck (not comparable)

  1. having two decks or levels, one above the other
    • The normal methods of road delivery are by driving the cars individually, or by car transporters which convey as many as eight vehicles on massive articulated double-deck trailers.1960 June, “British cars go by rail: I-The L.M.R wins new Anglo-Scottish traffic”, in Trains Illustrated, page 335
    • The 'Superliners', the double-deck passenger cars intended for long hauls, were the subject, not only of internal disputes at Pullman Standard, but also of a contractual disagreement between the builders and Amtrak.1985, Rodger Bradley, Amtrak: The US National Railroad Passenger Corporation, Blandford Press, page 127

Noun

double-deck (plural double-decks)

  1. (Philippines) bunk bed; double bed

Forms of double-deck

pluraldouble-decks

Questions about double-deck

What does double-deck mean?
Double-deck means having two decks or levels, one above the other.
What part of speech is double-deck?
Double-deck can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near double-deck in the dictionary

  1. double-dealt
  2. double-decant
  3. double-decanted
  4. double-decanting
  5. double-decants
  6. double-deck
  7. double-decker
  8. double-decker bus
  9. double-decker buses
  10. double-deckers
  11. double-declutch

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