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Definition of Double-decker
1. Noun. A vehicle carrying many passengers; used for public transport. "He always rode the bus to work"
Specialized synonyms: Minibus, School Bus, Trackless Trolley, Trolley Coach, Trolleybus
Generic synonyms: Public Transport
Terms within: Roof, Window
Group relationships: Fleet
Examples of category: Passenger, Rider
Derivative terms: Bus, Bus, Omnibus
Definition of Double-decker
1. Noun. A vehicle, usually a bus or coach, with two decks. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Double-decker
Literary usage of Double-decker
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Battle with the Slum by Jacob August Riis (1902)
"CHAPTER IV THE BLIGHT OF THE double-decker IN a Stanton Street tenement, the
other day, I stumbled upon a Polish ..."
2. New University Arithmetic: Embracing the Science of Numbers, and Their by Charles Davies (1856)
"What is the carpenters' tonnage of a steamship, double decker, ... What is the
government tonnage of a double decker, the length being 103 feet, ..."
3. The University Arithmetic: Embracing the Science of Numbers, and Their by Charles Davies (1852)
"What is the carpenters' tonnage of a steamship, double decker, ... What is the
government tonnage of a double decker, the length being 103 feet, ..."
4. Electric Railway Transportation by Henry William Blake, Walter Jackson (1917)
"Like the long car the double-decker's advantage is capacity, but its disadvantage
is sluggishness ... The single double-decker in use on Broadway, New York, ..."
5. Electric Railway Transportation by Henry William Blake, Walter Jackson (1917)
"Like the long car the double-decker's advantage is capacity, but its disadvantage
is sluggishness ... The single double-decker in use on Broadway, New York, ..."
6. The Battle with the Slum by Jacob August Riis (1902)
"CHAPTER IV THE BLIGHT OF THE double-decker IN a Stanton Street tenement, the
other day, I stumbled upon a Polish ..."
7. New University Arithmetic: Embracing the Science of Numbers, and Their by Charles Davies (1856)
"What is the carpenters' tonnage of a steamship, double decker, ... What is the
government tonnage of a double decker, the length being 103 feet, ..."
8. The University Arithmetic: Embracing the Science of Numbers, and Their by Charles Davies (1852)
"What is the carpenters' tonnage of a steamship, double decker, ... What is the
government tonnage of a double decker, the length being 103 feet, ..."
9. Electric Railway Transportation by Henry William Blake, Walter Jackson (1917)
"Like the long car the double-decker's advantage is capacity, but its disadvantage
is sluggishness ... The single double-decker in use on Broadway, New York, ..."
10. Electric Railway Transportation by Henry William Blake, Walter Jackson (1917)
"Like the long car the double-decker's advantage is capacity, but its disadvantage
is sluggishness ... The single double-decker in use on Broadway, New York, ..."
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