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A vessel of war carrying guns on three decks.

A vessel which has a deck or decks; -- used esp. in composition; as, a single-decker; a three-decker.

place in the line of battle; a vessel superior to a frigate; usually, a seventy-four, or three-decker; -- called also line of battle ship. Totten. -- To cross the line, to cross the equator, as a vessel at sea. -- To give a person line, to allow him more or less liberty until it is convenient to stop or check him, l…

he escape of the men into boats when the train is fired; a large port in an old-fashioned three-decker or a large modern ironclad.

at or fish, etc., cooked together in alternate layers, -- a common food of sailors; as, a three-decker sea pie.