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three-decker

three-decker noun: anything with three layers or levels. Also the alternative form of triple-decker.

Noun

three-decker (plural three-deckers)

  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
    1. (historical) A sailing warship that had guns on each of three decks.
    2. (historical) An old-fashioned pulpit.

Also used as

three-decker is also the alternative form of triple-decker.

Forms of three-decker

pluralthree-deckers

Questions about three-decker

What does three-decker mean?
Three-decker means anything with three layers or levels.
What part of speech is three-decker?
Three-decker is a noun.
What is the plural of three-decker?
The plural of three-decker is three-deckers.

Words near three-decker in the dictionary

  1. three-D
  2. three-day fever
  3. three-day measles
  4. three-day sickness
  5. three-day weekend
  6. three-decker
  7. three-deckers
  8. three-dee
  9. three-dees
  10. three-dimensional
  11. three-dimensional chess

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