"layer cake" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: layer cakes [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} layer cake (plural layer cakes)
  1. A cake consisting of multiple stacked sheets of cake, held together by frosting or jam, etc. Synonyms (cake): sandwich cake, sandwich [UK] Derived forms: layer cake federalism Translations (type of cake): lagkage [common-gender] (Danish), täytekakku (Finnish), przekładaniec [masculine] (Polish)
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  2. A type of layering of materials, used in some nuclear bombs. Categories (topical): Nuclear warfare
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Alternative forms

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