twodecker
twodecker is the alternative form of two-decker.
Meaning of two-decker
Noun
two-decker (plural two-deckers)
- A sail warship, which carried her guns on two fully-armed decks. Usually additional guns were carried on the upper works (forecastle and quarterdeck) but this was not a continuous battery so was not counted. Two-deckers ranged all the way from the small 40-gun fourth-rate up to 80- or even 90-gun ships, with the third-rate or "seventy-four" being the archetype.
- Synonym of double-decker (“headline covering two lines”).
- Synonyms:
- double-decker
Forms of twodecker
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Questions about twodecker
- What is twodecker the alternative form of?
- Twodecker is the alternative form of two-decker.
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