Noun
A vessel of war carrying guns on three decks.
Source: Webster's dictionaryMoments later, Excellent and Diadem commenced an attack on the Salvator del Mundo, with Excellent stationing herself on the weather bow and Diadem on the lee quarter of the Spanish three-decker. Source: Internet
McPherson grew up on King Street and spent his childhood playing man-hunt and wiffle ball through the three-decker canyons on the slopes of Pope's Hill. Source: Internet
The Rayo, an old three-decker with more than 50 years of service, anchored off Lucar, a few leagues to the northwest of Rota. Source: Internet
Stemming from the three-decker warships ships in the 17th century, over time the term was applied to buildings. Source: Internet
The three-decker underwent a rebranding in the Kevin White-Ray Flynn era of 40 years ago, a few decades after “triple-decker” started to be applied to the houses to make them seem more palatable to new middle class buyers. Source: Internet