double-decker Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a vehicle carrying many passengers; used for public transport
    coach; omnibus; bus; motorbus; motorcoach; passenger vehicle; charabanc; jitney; autobus.
    • he always rode the bus to work

WordNet


Dou"ble-deck"er noun
Definitions
  1. (Naut.) A man-of-war having two gun decks.
  2. A public conveyance, as a street car, with seats on the roof. Colloq.

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