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ˈtwo-ˌdecker
[f. two + deck n.1 + -er1: see decker2.]
1. A two-decked ship or boat; formerly spec. a line-of-battle ship carrying guns on two decks.
1790Beatson Nav. & Mil. Mem. II. 140 We could perceive the ships to be French, the largest being a two-decker. 1833Marryat P. Simple xiii, I was in the dock-yard, looking at a two-decker in the basin.
2. transf. and fig. Something consisting of two ranges or divisions, as a tram-car with seats on the roof and an additional roof over them; in quot. 1902, a play in two acts. Also attrib.
1884Two Decker Oven [see decker2 1]. 1902Westm. Gaz. 20 Aug. 3/1 Unfortunately, it is a theory of managers that one poor three-act play is better than two good two-deckers. 1904Daily Chron. 18 July 3/1 L.C.C. Two-deckers..on the..tramways south of the Thames. 1905Outlook 23 Dec. 903/2 The two-decker bed with its red and yellow curtains. |