double-decker

noun

dou·​ble-deck·​er ˌdə-bəl-ˈde-kər How to pronounce double-decker (audio)
often attributive
: something that is double-deck
a double-decker bus

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The bridge’s unusual double-decker design would later allow motor vehicles on the lower deck while trains rumbled across on the upper deck, the Pioneer Press reported. Mars King, Twin Cities, 15 June 2025 Rolling past them was a double-decker tour bus, hardly an unusual sight on the streets of London. Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 6 June 2025 Great America beckons The Santa Clara theme park, with its famed double-decker carousel, is open for the season. Randy McMullen, Mercury News, 29 May 2025 The Santa Clara park — marking its 49th year this season and facing redevelopment in the coming years — is one of a few in the country that welcomes visitors with a double-decker carousel, which is nestled against a reflecting pool with water fountains. Jason Mastrodonato, Mercury News, 24 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for double-decker

Word History

First Known Use

1835, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of double-decker was in 1835

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“Double-decker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/double-decker. Accessed 23 Jun. 2025.

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double-decker

noun
dou·​ble-deck·​er
ˌdəb-əl-ˈdek-ər
: something (as a bus or sandwich) having two decks, levels, or layers
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