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DOUBLE-DECKER
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Dictionary entry overview: What does double-decker mean?
• DOUBLE-DECKER (noun)
The noun DOUBLE-DECKER has 1 sense:
1. a vehicle carrying many passengers; used for public transport
Familiarity information: DOUBLE-DECKER used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A vehicle carrying many passengers; used for public transport
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
autobus; bus; charabanc; coach; double-decker; jitney; motorbus; motorcoach; omnibus; passenger vehicle
Context example:
he always rode the bus to work
Hypernyms ("double-decker" is a kind of...):
public transport (conveyance for passengers or mail or freight)
Meronyms (parts of "double-decker"):
roof (protective covering on top of a motor vehicle)
window (a transparent opening in a vehicle that allow vision out of the sides or back; usually is capable of being opened)
Domain member category:
passenger; rider (a traveler riding in a vehicle (a boat or bus or car or plane or train etc) who is not operating it)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "double-decker"):
minibus (a light bus (4 to 10 passengers))
school bus (a bus used to transport children to or from school)
trackless trolley; trolley coach; trolleybus (a passenger bus with an electric motor that draws power from overhead wires)
Holonyms ("double-decker" is a member of...):
fleet (group of motor vehicles operating together under the same ownership)
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