double-decker

[ duhb-uh l-dek-er ]

/ ˈdʌb əlˈdɛk ər /

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.

a food item consisting of two main layers, as a sandwich made with three slices of bread and two layers of filling.

Origin of double-decker

An Americanism dating back to 1825–35

You'd been drunk for hours, but you dove off a double-decker lake boat and came up gracefully for air.

Whatever You Do Someone Will Die. A Short Story About Impossible Choices in Iraq |Nathan Bradley Bethea |August 31, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Because of low clearances in two locations, double-decker freight containers cannot travel along that corridor.

Forget Stimulus, Let’s Talk Savings |Robert H. Frank |September 8, 2011 |DAILY BEAST
Clyde had his way, and he and Burl shared a double-decker chamber.

The Secret of the Ninth Planet |Donald Allen Wollheim
They had reached the head of the line, found themselves entering a huge, double-decker jet-transport.

Voyage To Eternity |Milton Lesser

I have seen all services, and handled every rig, from a lugger to a double-decker!

The Red Rover |James Fenimore Cooper
The double-decker is doomed, and the twenty-five-foot lot has had its day.

The Battle with the Slum |Jacob A. Riis.
Let's get that double-decker again, and ride until we come to the end of the world.

Bambi |Marjorie Benton Cooke

double-decker

mainly British a bus with two passenger decks

informal