THREE-DECKER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does three-decker mean? 

• THREE-DECKER (noun)
  The noun THREE-DECKER has 3 senses:

1. made with three slices of usually toasted bread

2. any ship having three decks

3. a warship carrying guns on three decks

  Familiarity information: THREE-DECKER used as a noun is uncommon.

 Dictionary entry details 

• THREE-DECKER (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Made with three slices of usually toasted bread

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Synonyms:

club sandwich; three-decker; triple-decker

Hypernyms ("three-decker" is a kind of...):

sandwich (two (or more) slices of bread with a filling between them)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Any ship having three decks

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("three-decker" is a kind of...):

ship (a vessel that carries passengers or freight)

Sense 3

Meaning:

A warship carrying guns on three decks

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("three-decker" is a kind of...):

combat ship; war vessel; warship (a government ship that is available for waging war)