double-decker bus

English

A double-decker bus

Noun

double-decker bus (plural double-decker buses)

A bus that has two levels (decks) of seating.
Meronym: top deck
- 1986, Johnny Marr, Morrissey (lyrics and music), “There Is a Light That Never Goes Out”, in The Queen Is Dead, performed by The Smiths:
  And if a double-decker bus / Crashes into us

Synonyms

double-decker (UK)

Translations

bus that has two levels of seating

Danish: dobbeltdækkerbus (da) c, dobbeltdækker c, todækker (da) c
Dutch: dubbeldeksbus (nl) m, dubbeldekker (nl) m
Finnish: kaksikerroksinen bussi
French: bus à impériale (fr) m, autobus à impériale m
German: Doppeldecker (de) m, Doppeldeckerbus m, Doppelstockbus m
Polish: piętrowy autobus m
Russian: двухэта́жный авто́бус m (dvuxɛtážnyj avtóbus)
Swedish: dubbeldäckare (sv) c
Telugu: రెండంతస్తుల బస్సు (reṇḍantastula bassu)
Yiddish: אימפּעריאַל (imperyal)

Further reading

double-decker bus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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