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single-decker

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noun

  1. informal a bus with only one passenger deck

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Yes, according to Hollywood, tacos qualify as baking, and creamy tres leches cakes, usually a single-decker sweet, can be layered and tiered.

From Salon Nov. 6, 2022

Covered in polka dots and stretching the length of a single-decker bus, the gentle giant barrelled towards them.

From The Guardian Jul. 9, 2020

The single-decker bus operated by Yorkshire Tiger smashed into the Shipley Eyewear store at the junction of Market Square and Kirkgate at noon.

From BBC Oct. 22, 2018

The capital's distinctive red double and single-decker buses carry about 6.5 million passengers a day on frequently log-jammed roads.

From Reuters Jul. 6, 2012

Knievel came to London's Wembley Stadium to attempt a leap over 13 single-decker buses.

From Time Magazine Archive

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