double-decker
Americannoun
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something with two decks, tiers, or the like, as two beds one above the other, a ship with two decks above the water line, or a bus with two decks.
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a food item consisting of two main layers, as a sandwich made with three slices of bread and two layers of filling.
noun
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a bus with two passenger decks
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informal
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a thing or structure having two decks, layers, etc
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( as modifier )
a double-decker sandwich
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Etymology
Origin of double-decker
An Americanism dating back to 1825–35
Example Sentences
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Outside the venue, a double-decker bus was parked with signage advertising the LP, which is called “The Boys of Dungeon Lane” after a road in his Liverpool hometown.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 28, 2026
Inaugurated in 1863, the tram is one of the world's oldest, and among only a few to operate double-decker cars.
From Barron's • Feb. 25, 2026
Norway and Sweden arrived at races with double-decker wax trucks and fleets of expert technicians.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 19, 2026
It weighed the same as eight double-decker buses and took a specialist team more than a month to break down.
From BBC • Nov. 17, 2025
Through sidewalk traffic of business-suit dudes, packs of joggers, camera-strapped tourists, women on cell phones pushing double-decker strollers.
From "We Were Here" by Matt De La Peña
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