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three-decker \ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷\ noun Etymology: three-deck + -er 1. a. : a warship carrying guns on three decks b. : a cargo or passenger ship with three full decks 2. a. : a structure having three floors, stories, or tiers: as (1) : the clerk's desk, reading desk, and pulpit proper arranged one above the other on three separate levels in some churches (2) : a sandwich made of three slices of bread and two fillings b. : a book and especially a novel in three volumes; broadly : an unusually long novel 3. : a thing of great importance, size, or eminence |