single-decker

noun

a single-deck bus, which has only one level for passengers, unlike a double-decker.

“I travelled home on a crowded single-decker - over half of the passengers were schoolchildren.”

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Meanings

nounsingle-decker (plural single-deckers)

plural single-deckers

  1. UKespeciallya single-deck bus, which has only one level for passengers, unlike a double-decker.

    I travelled home on a crowded single-decker - over half of the passengers were schoolchildren.

Origin

From single + decker, from deck (“floor, level”).

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APA

single-decker. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/single-decker

MLA

“single-decker.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/single-decker. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “single-decker,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/single-decker.

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