"double-decker bus" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: double-decker buses [plural]
Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|double-decker|bus<id:omnibus>}} Head templates: {{en-noun}} double-decker bus (plural double-decker buses)
  1. A bus that has two levels (decks) of seating. Synonyms: double-decker [UK] Translations (bus that has two levels of seating): حافلة بطابقين [feminine] (Arabic), حافلة ذات طابقين [feminine] (Arabic), dobbeltdækkerbus [common-gender] (Danish), dobbeltdækker [common-gender] (Danish), todækker [common-gender] (Danish), dubbeldeksbus [masculine] (Dutch), dubbeldekker [masculine] (Dutch), kaksikerroksinen bussi (Finnish), bus à impériale [masculine] (French), autobus à impériale [masculine] (French), Doppeldecker [masculine] (German), Doppeldeckerbus [masculine] (German), Doppelstockbus [masculine] (German), διώροφο λεωφορείο (diórofo leoforeío) [neuter] (Greek), piętrowy autobus [masculine] (Polish), двухэта́жный авто́бус (dvuxɛtážnyj avtóbus) [masculine] (Russian), dubbeldäckare [common-gender] (Swedish), రెండంతస్తుల బస్సు (reṇḍantastula bassu) (Telugu), двоповерхо́вий авто́бус (dvopoverxóvyj avtóbus) [masculine] (Ukrainian), אימפּעריאַל (imperyal) (Yiddish)

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