double-decker

noun

dou·​ble-deck·​er ˌdə-bəl-ˈde-kər How to pronounce double-decker (audio)
often attributive
: something that is double-deck
a double-decker bus

Examples of double-decker in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Other routes, like those on the double-decker Airbus A380 plane, which seats 84 passengers in business and first, will easily go through two cases. Victoria M. Walker, Travel + Leisure, 13 Oct. 2024 The entrance was boarded up, but the double-decker restaurant and bar remained. Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 13 Oct. 2024 Perhaps best of all, the manufacturer says this double-decker container home comes fully wired for electricity and ready to go with plumbing preinstalled. Miles Walls, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Oct. 2024 In February 2021, Prince Harry appeared in a segment for The Late Late Show with James Corden, where the two rode around Los Angeles in an open-top double-decker bus. Rachel Burchfield, Peoplemag, 27 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for double-decker 

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Word History

First Known Use

1835, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of double-decker was in 1835

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Cite this Entry

“Double-decker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/double-decker. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.

Kids Definition

double-decker

noun
dou·​ble-deck·​er
ˌdəb-əl-ˈdek-ər
: something (as a bus or sandwich) having two decks, levels, or layers
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