double-deck
Americanadjective
verb (used with object)
Etymology
Origin of double-deck
An Americanism dating back to 1865–70
Example Sentences
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Three of the double-deck carriages overturned at least partly and people were pulled out of the windows to safety.
From Seattle Times • Jun. 4, 2022
Mr. Dyer said he hoped that the airline would stay committed to the A380, a double-deck behemoth that carries 600 passengers but has fallen out of fashion.
From New York Times • Feb. 18, 2022
A double-deck party boat on a Texas lake carrying some 50 passengers, including several children, some as young at 18 months old, capsized Saturday night.
From Fox News • Aug. 15, 2021
With its distinctive hump and double-deck, it quickly became the most recognizable plane in the world.
From Washington Post • Nov. 12, 2017
About 100 people could be carried in the double-deck cabin, some standing.
From Elevator Systems of the Eiffel Tower, 1889 by Vogel, Robert M.
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