three-decker sandwich

  • 11triple-decker — noun made with three slices of usually toasted bread • Syn: ↑club sandwich, ↑three decker • Hypernyms: ↑sandwich …

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  • 12double-decker — double deck|er [ˌdʌbəl ˈdekə US ər] n 1.) a bus with two levels →↑single decker 2.) a sandwich made with three pieces of bread and two layers of food >double decker adj [only before noun] …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 13double-decker — [dub′əldek΄ər] n. 1. any structure or vehicle with an upper deck or floor ☆ 2. Informal a sandwich with two layers of filling and three slices of bread …

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  • 14triple-decker — tri′ple deck′er n. coo a sandwich made of three slices of bread with two layers of filling; club sandwich • Etymology: 1945–50 …

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  • 15triple-decker — noun Usage: often attributive Date: 1938 something having three basic components or levels: as a. trilogy b. a sandwich consisting of three pieces of bread and two layers of filling c. a 3 story dwelling with an apartment on each floor …

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  • 16double-decker — /dub euhl dek euhr/, n. 1. something with two decks, tiers, or the like, as two beds one above the other, a ship with two decks above the water line, or a bus with two decks. 2. a food item consisting of two main layers, as a sandwich made with… …

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  • 17double decker — n. tall bus or ship that has two levels; sandwich made with three slices of bread filled with cold meats or cheese between them …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 18double-decker — noun (C) 1 a bus with two levels 2 a sandwich 1 (1) made with three pieces of bread leaving two spaces to be filled with food …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 19double-decker — dou′ble deck′er n. 1) trs something with two decks, tiers, etc 2) coo a sandwich of three slices of bread and two layers of filling • Etymology: 1825–35 …

    From formal English to slang

  • 20deck|er — «DEHK uhr», noun. 1. anything with a deck or (a specified number of) decks: »a three decker sandwich. 2. a person or thing that decks …

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