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

In Oklahoma City, softball games will be played in a 13,000-seat, double-deck stadium that is regularly filled for the women’s College World Series.

From Los Angeles Times

The looming double-deck highway, while dividing the city from its waterfront, also offered drivers a spectacular unfolding vista — the loss of which is still lamented.

From Seattle Times

Police said the double-deck catamaran began taking on water after departing Paradise Island with a group of tourists headed to Blue Lagoon Island, a popular destination located just northeast of the capital of Nassau.

From Seattle Times

The skinny kid, who was born in Burbank, raised in Valencia and honed his game on the plebeian double-deck range at Griffith Park, was finally going Gucci: The 2013 Pac-12 tournament would be played at the LACC.

From Los Angeles Times

Three of the double-deck carriages overturned at least partly and people were pulled out of the windows to safety.

From Seattle Times