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double decker

double decker is the alternative spelling of double-decker.

Meaning of double-decker

Noun

double-decker (plural double-deckers)

  1. A vehicle (usually a bus, coach or train) or aircraft with two floors.
  2. A frigate with two decks above the waterline.
  3. (figuratively) Any object with two layers or parts stacked on top of each other.
    1. (figuratively) A sandwich with three slices of bread, whose toppings are on both sides of the middle slice.
  4. A headline that is two lines long.
    • Indian MSM include self-identified gay men (Western acculturated), kothis (men who tend to be the receptive male partner in anal and oral sex and typically have more effeminate mannerisms), panthis (men who tend to be the insertive male partner in anal and oral sex), and double deckers (men who are...2011 December, Beena Thomas et al., “HIV in Indian MSM: Reasons for a concentrated epidemic & strategies for prevention”, in The Indian Journal of Medical Research, volume 134, number 6, →DOI, →ISSN...
    Synonyms:
    versatile, vers, switch

Forms of double decker

pluraldouble deckers

Questions about double decker

What is double decker the alternative spelling of?
Double decker is the alternative spelling of double-decker.

Words near double decker in the dictionary

  1. double dealer
  2. double dealers
  3. double dealing
  4. double deals
  5. double dealt
  6. double decker
  7. double deckers
  8. double declension
  9. double declensions
  10. double decomposition
  11. double decompositions

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