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double-decker \ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷\ noun Etymology: double deck (from double (I) + deck) + -er 1. : a ship with two decks above the waterline 2. : a conveyance with one level over another level for additional passengers, stock, or freight (as a railway car, bus, or airplane) 3. : a house or building (as a 2-family tenement) having two stories 4. : biplane 5. : something having two horizontal layers like decks: as a. : a large machine having upper and lower operating platforms (as a printing press) b. : two single beds one above the other c. : sandwich made of three layers of bread and two of filling d. : an outdoor advertising stand with one billboard built on top of another 6. : a long novel in two volumes |