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Meanings of three-decker in English

Made with three slices of usually toasted bread.

Ship of the line with three covered gundecks.

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Usage of three-decker in English
1
Twelve of two decks, besides one three-decker, and beating us in frigates.
The Two Admirals
2
On seeing the approach of a three-decker, they again hauled their wind.
Will Weatherhelm: The Yarn of an Old Sailor
3
She stood on the front porch of the three-decker nearest him.
Boston noir
4
Georgina, meanwhile, had been firing off telegrams like a three-decker warship firing broadsides.
Drood: a novel
5
Only, I'm afraid your three-decker's apprenticeship 'll stand in your way.'
The Adventures of Harry Richmond — Volume 2
6
He saw the stabbing lines of flashes as Jobert's three-decker fired a slow broadside.
Colors Aloft!
7
A French three-decker of the old type, moored higher up, serves as an hospital.
The Golden Chersonese and the Way Thither
8
The big three-decker had plenty of headroom, even for him.
Relentless Pursuit
9
The three-decker's captain would be quick to exploit any weakness in his adversary, Inch thought.
Colors Aloft!
10
It ended with Nelson and the first-rate, three-decker, ship-of-the-line.
Elizabethan Sea-Dogs: A Chronicle of Drake and His Companions
11
The enemy are also ready, sixteen sail, a three-decker of 140 guns launched Christmas Day.
The Life of Admiral Viscount Exmouth
12
Now, all but the formalities were over, and this towering three-decker was to be his.
The Only Victor
13
I believe there is no three-decker in that squadron?
The Two Admirals
14
With his old three-decker he boldly rammed the "Re di Portogallo."
Famous Sea Fights, from Salamis to Tsu-Shima
15
The first three-decker in the English navy was launched in the year of Blake's death, 1657.
A History of Sea Power
16
Think of naming a three-decker the 'Without Breeches'!
The Wing-and-Wing; Or, Le Feu-Follet