decker

noun

deck·​er ˈde-kər 

: something having a specified number of decks, levels, floors, or layers

—used in combination

many of the city's buses are double-deckers

Examples of decker in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Double decker buses, now too tall to enter the PABT, will be able to get inside for the first time and all the buses idling on the streets will be ended as the new terminal will be able to accommodate 1,000 buses an hour, an increase of 400 over the current capacity. —New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 2 June 2025

Twenty years ago, England’s Ashes heroes were cheered by tens of thousands in the streets of London on top of a double decker bus with the nation enjoying the cricket zeitgeist for a wild ride. —Tim Ellis, Forbes.com, 21 May 2025

Its main tunnel is 7.2 m in diameter (23.7 ft), the equivalent of three London double decker buses, while its connection tunnels are either 5 m (16.4 ft) in diameter or 2 m (6.6 ft) in diameter. —Adam Williams, New Atlas, 21 Feb. 2025

Sydney trains are double decker with reversible seating, designed for long suburban commutes. —Chloe Sachdev, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Dec. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1762, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing decker

• double-decker
• single-decker
• three-decker
• triple-decker

Rhymes for decker

• checker
• chequer
• wrecker
• exchequer
• woodpecker