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double-decker

A vehicle (usually a bus, coach or train) or aircraft with two floors.

ˈdʌbəˌlɛktɚCurrent156 viewsLast reviewed Jun 29, 2026+ Add a definition
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#1·Apr 27, 2026

A vehicle (usually a bus, coach or train) or aircraft with two floors.

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  • “Route 24 haunts Muller Road fifteen minutes behind its scheduled time. The outbound electric double-decker rests at Dormer Road while sixty-three per cent of the city's services find themselves in similar arrears.”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “TJ Maxx double-decker bus heading to Chicago catches fire on I-57, video shows https://abc7chicago.com/post/tj-maxx-double-decker-bus-maxxinista-express-catches-fire-chicago-57-167th-suburbs-chopper-7-video-shows/19050351/”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “A train (no pun intended) is cool and all, but it's no double-decker articulated nuclear powered bus.”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “saw a double-decker bus on fire this morning, which as we all know is a good omen”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
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#2·Apr 27, 2026

A frigate with two decks above the waterline.

A double-decker is a term used for someone who functions as both. Double-deckers and Kothis have a high risk of HIV and sexually transmitted diseases according to studies among different MSM sub-groups in the nation.
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#3·Apr 27, 2026

(figuratively) Any object with two layers or parts stacked on top of each other.

Participants were either kothi (feminine acting, usually the receptive sexual partner) or double-decker (either insertive or receptive sexual partner; usually has male and female partners) at screening, and were required to speak English…
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  • “Thieves are targeting anything on wheels: ambulances, double-decker buses and even hearses - and most of the crimes go unsolved in England and Wales, according to data obtained by Channel 4 News. Read our latest newsletter: channel4news.substack.com/p/why-vehicl...”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “Olson Kundig installs double-decker elevators at the Space Needle https://www.newsbeep.com/ie/433817/ As part of the ongoing renovations to the Space Needle in Seattle, American architecture studio Olson Kundig and…”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “Route 49 trudges into the Bond Street S6 stop eighteen minutes late on its inbound run from Staple Hill. This Lawrence Hill double-decker carries its biogas cylinders through Stokes Croft at a time when most of the region’s buses have fallen well behind their printed promises.”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “I’m a double-decker or a boost kind of guy”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “Olson Kundig installs double-decker elevators at the Space Needle https://www.europesays.com/ie/469952/ As part of the ongoing renovations to the Space Needle in Seattle, American architecture studio Olson Kundig and…”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
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