double-deck

[ duhb-uhl-dek ]

adjective

1. Also double-decked. having two decks, tiers, or levels:

   a double-deck bunk; a double-deck bus.

verb (used with object)

1. to add a second deck to (a bridge) or a second level to (a road).

Word History and Origins

Origin of double-deck¹

An Americanism dating back to 1865–70

Example Sentences

Halford, absent from court all morning, arrives late in the afternoon with a large, black double-deck and a cassette.

From The Daily Beast

Double-deck bunks lined each of the side walls, divided by a narrow aisle.

From Project Gutenberg

Besides these, eight steel double-deck troop barges were brought up, in sections, and put together.

From Project Gutenberg

There were two seats in the ambulance, besides a double-deck, that is to say, two floors for wounded to lie upon.

From Project Gutenberg

I am ready to lay down eight cards in a horizontal row off my double deck.

From Project Gutenberg

The Wm. Newman is a common propeller and double-deck boat, and carries two hundred and ten tons.

From Project Gutenberg