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noun

Double-decker n. (Naut.)

A man-of-war having two gun decks.

(a)

A tenement house having two families on each floor. (Local, U. S.)

(b)

A biplane aeroplane or kite. (Colloq.)

Anything having two decks or levels, as a bus with two levels for passengers. In older vehicles, less often today, the upper deck was open, as on street cars. (Colloq.)

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Etymology of 'Double-decker'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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Words linked to "Double-decker" : roof, passenger, rider, school bus, passenger vehicle, motorcoach, omnibus, minibus, autobus, trolleybus, charabanc, bus, window, jitney, trolley coach, coach, fleet