two-decker en · NOUN
Meanings
- A sail warship, which carried her guns on two fully-armed decks. Usually additional guns were carried on the upper works (forecastle and quarterdeck) but this was not a continuous battery so was not counted. Two-deckers ranged all the way from the small 40-gun fourth-rate up to 80- or even 90-gun ships, with the third-rate or "seventy-four" being the archetype.
- Synonym of double-decker (“headline covering two lines”).
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| two-deckers | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Synonyms
Translations (3)
cs dvojpalubník (warship) · cs dvoupalubník (warship) · de Zweidecker (warship)