double-decker
noun
dou·ble-deck·er
ˌdə-bəl-ˈde-kər 
often attributive
: something that is double-deck
a double-decker bus
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The new service, which will launch in November, will feature 21 seats on a double-decker bus (18 on the upper level and three on the lower level), each of which recline into a fully lie-flat bed, according to the company.
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Opheli Garcia Lawler, Travel + Leisure, 8 Sep. 2025
The cause of the collision is not yet known but a video shared on social media and geolocated by CNN shows a freight train plowing into a double-decker bus that was beginning to cross the tracks in slow-moving traffic.
—Michael Rios, CNN Money, 8 Sep. 2025
Their 7-week-old baby slept in the top slot of a double-decker stroller while three kids drew chalk masterpieces of their own and another swung from their arms.
—Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 1 Sep. 2025
This double-decker domicile packs in upwards of 380 square feet of indoor space across its two levels.
—Miles Walls, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 Aug. 2025
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Opheli Garcia Lawler, Travel + Leisure, 8 Sep. 2025
The cause of the collision is not yet known but a video shared on social media and geolocated by CNN shows a freight train plowing into a double-decker bus that was beginning to cross the tracks in slow-moving traffic.
—Michael Rios, CNN Money, 8 Sep. 2025
Their 7-week-old baby slept in the top slot of a double-decker stroller while three kids drew chalk masterpieces of their own and another swung from their arms.
—Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 1 Sep. 2025
This double-decker domicile packs in upwards of 380 square feet of indoor space across its two levels.
—Miles Walls, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 Aug. 2025
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“Double-decker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/double-decker. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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