double-decker
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++double-deck·er /ˌdʌbəl ˈdekə◂ $ -ər◂/ noun [countable] 
1. TTCa bus with two levels 双层公共汽车 → single-decker2. DFFa sandwich made with three pieces of bread and two layers of food 双层三明治 —double-decker adjective [only before noun]
1. TTCa bus with two levels 双层公共汽车 → single-decker2. DFFa sandwich made with three pieces of bread and two layers of food 双层三明治 —double-decker adjective [only before noun]Examples from the Corpus
double-decker• That leaves a spot for one old friend, but Parcells may now be in need of a double-decker.• London's venerable red and cream double-deckers rumbled along the Thames embankment for the last time in 1952.• Her former flat is a cloud of layered wallpaper gaped at from double-deckers.• In addition, a range of bus sizes is available from the mini-bus to the large double-decker.• Passengers were ordered off as the double-decker picked up casualties from the Welcome Inn at Eltham, London.• The double-decker smashed through a fence and ended up perched precariously on a bridge parapet at Brighouse, West Yorkshire.• The Ferry terminus with double-deckers and the North Euston Hotel in the background.double-deck·er nounChineseSyllable
with two Corpus a levels bus
double-decker
double-deck‧er /ˌdʌbəl ˈdekə◂ $ -ər◂/
noun [countable]
1. a bus with two levels ⇨ single-decker
2. a sandwich made with three pieces of bread and two layers of food
—double-decker adjective [only before noun]
▪ bus a large vehicle that people pay to travel on: There were a lot of people on the bus.
▪coach British English a bus with comfortable seats used for long journeys: Taking the coach is cheaper than the train.
▪minibus a small bus with seats for six to twelve people: The school uses a minibus to take teams to matches.
▪double-decker a bus with two levels: the red double-deckers in London
▪articulated bus (also bendy bus British English) a very long bus that has a joint in the middle that allows it to go around corners: Articulated buses have been used in Europe for many years.
▪tram British English, streetcar American English, trolley/trolley car American English a vehicle for passengers, which travels along metal tracks in the street, and usually gets power from electric lines over the vehicle: We waited at the stop for the tram. | San Diego has a well-used trolley system.
▪tram American English a vehicle with many different parts for people to sit in, and which usually has open sides. A tram runs on wheels and is used to take tourists from place to place within a particular area: The tram takes visitors around the backlot of Universal Studios, where many famous movies were once made.
double-deck‧er /ˌdʌbəl ˈdekə◂ $ -ər◂/
noun [countable]1. a bus with two levels ⇨ single-decker
2. a sandwich made with three pieces of bread and two layers of food
—double-decker adjective [only before noun]
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