double-decker bus

noun

A bus that has two levels (decks) of seating.

“Meronym: top deck”

Meanings

noundouble-decker bus (plural double-decker buses)

plural double-decker buses

  1. A bus that has two levels (decks) of seating.

    Meronym: top deck

    1 more example

    And if a double-decker bus / Crashes into us

    1986, Johnny Marr, Morrissey, “There Is a Light That Never Goes Out”, in The Queen Is Dead, performed by The Smiths

    Synonyms: double-decker

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA bus that has two levels (decks) of seating.

Translations

Arabic حافلة بطابقين, حافلة ذات طابقين
  • حافلة بطابقينbus that has two levels of seating
  • حافلة ذات طابقينbus that has two levels of seating
Danish dobbeltdækkerbus, dobbeltdækker
  • dobbeltdækkerbusbus that has two levels of seating
  • dobbeltdækkerbus that has two levels of seating
  • todækkerbus that has two levels of seating
Dutch dubbeldeksbus, dubbeldekker
  • dubbeldeksbusbus that has two levels of seating
  • dubbeldekkerbus that has two levels of seating
Finnish kaksikerroksinen bussi
  • kaksikerroksinen bussibus that has two levels of seating
French bus à impériale, autobus à impériale
  • bus à impérialebus that has two levels of seating
  • autobus à impérialebus that has two levels of seating
German Doppeldecker, Doppeldeckerbus
  • Doppeldeckerbus that has two levels of seating
  • Doppeldeckerbusbus that has two levels of seating
  • Doppelstockbusbus that has two levels of seating
Greek διώροφο λεωφορείο
  • διώροφο λεωφορείο (diórofo leoforeío)bus that has two levels of seating
Polish piętrowy autobus
  • piętrowy autobusbus that has two levels of seating
Russian двухэта́жный авто́бус
  • двухэта́жный авто́бус (dvuxɛtážnyj avtóbus)bus that has two levels of seating
Swedish dubbeldäckare
  • dubbeldäckarebus that has two levels of seating
Ukrainian двоповерхо́вий авто́бус
  • двоповерхо́вий авто́бус (dvopoverxóvyj avtóbus)bus that has two levels of seating
Yiddish אימפּעריאַל
  • אימפּעריאַל (imperyal)bus that has two levels of seating
Cite this entry
APA

double-decker bus. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/double-decker%20bus

MLA

“double-decker bus.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/double-decker%20bus. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “double-decker bus,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/double-decker%20bus.

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