decker

noun deck·er \ ˈde-kər \

Updated on: 17 Apr 2018

Definition of decker

: something having a specified number of decks, levels, floors, or layers —used in combination

many of the city's buses are double-deckers

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Beginning Thursday morning, double-decker buses drove east on Market Street, carrying the team that was staking its claim as a Philadelphia sports empire.

— anna orso, Philly.com, "Jay Wright and Villanova Wildcats parade down Market Street, staking claim as Philly icons," 5 Apr. 2018
The winners of the men's basketball tournament rode double-decker buses along Market Street, the heart of the business district, ending at City Hall for a rally.

— Houston Chronicle, "Philadelphia cheers NCAA champs Villanova with parade," 5 Apr. 2018
The 787-10 is the world's newest efficient wide-body aircraft, the kind of plane that made the double-decker, four-engine 747 obsolete.

— jay bennett, Popular Mechanics, "First Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner Is Entering Service," 26 Mar. 2018
George started as one of their peers, living with all his relatives in a triple-decker.

— jessica knoll, Glamour, "The Governor’s Daughter Has a Big Problem," 20 Mar. 2018
Instead of Victorians, there are triple-deckers, their porches lined with railings that flex against a body’s weight.

— julie buntin, New York Times, "A Mother and Daughter and a Town Made of ‘Brass’," 7 Mar. 2018
By contrast, London’s famous double-decker red buses cost 1.50 (in pounds, or just over $2) per ride and are free for kids 11 and younger.

— heather knight, San Francisco Chronicle, "Cable cars’ ding goes for your wallet, too," 27 Mar. 2018
Jose Mourinho has the football IQ of a double decker bus.

— SI.com, "Twitter Heavily Trolls Manchester United After Sanchez Benching & Salah's Liverpool Magic," 18 Mar. 2018
The double-decker airliner wouldn't break the sound barrier, but its vast size compared to anything else in the skies helped drop the cost of long-haul air travel, opening it up to the people in a way Concorde could never hope to do.

— jonathan m. gitlin, Ars Technica, "As of today, no US airlines operate the mighty Boeing 747," 4 Jan. 2018

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