double-decker
NounWordNet 3.0
Noun (1)
- a vehicle carrying many passengers; used for public transport“he always rode the bus to work”Synonyms: busautobuscoachcharabancjitneymotorbusmotorcoachomnibuspassenger vehicle
Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)
Double-decker \Dou"ble-deck"er\, n.
1.(Naut.)
1.A man-of-war having two gun decks. [1913 Webster]
2. (a) A tenement house having two families on each floor. [Local, U. S.] (b) A biplane a["e]roplane or kite. [Colloq.] [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
3.anything having two decks or levels, as a bus with two levels for passengers. In older vehicles, less often today, the upper deck was open, as on street cars. [Colloq.] [PJC]