three-decker

[ three-dek-er ]

/ ˈθriˈdɛk ər /

any ship having three decks, tiers, etc.

(formerly) one of a class of sailing warships that carried guns on three decks.

a sandwich made of three slices of bread interlaid with two layers of filling; club sandwich.

something having three layers, levels, or tiers.

Also called triple-decker (for defs 3, 4).

Origin of three-decker

First recorded in 1785–95

There was a three-decker, and the clerk from his desk led the singing of the congregation, which he faced.

The Parish Clerk (1907) |Peter Hampson Ditchfield
A three-decker carries three tons of ore or twenty-seven men at a time.

The Comstock Club |Charles Carroll Goodwin
Three-decker: an old-fashioned man-of-war of the largest size.

Tom Brown at Rugby |Thomas Hughes
I just remember that he had a neck like a three-decker, and a voice like a peahen's.

My First Book: |Various

And so the "Stocmar" three-decker struck her flag, and the ensign of the fast frigate floated from her masthead!

One Of Them |Charles James Lever

three-decker

a warship with guns on three decks