"double-decker bus" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: double-decker buses [plural]
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): 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), piętrowy autobus [masculine] (Polish), двухэта́жный авто́бус (dvuxɛtážnyj avtóbus) [masculine] (Russian), dubbeldäckare [common-gender] (Swedish), రెండంతస్తుల బస్సు (reṇḍantastula bassu) (Telugu), אימפּעריאַל (imperyal) (Yiddish)
    Sense id: en-double-decker_bus-en-noun-XE2sPz7L Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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      "word": "రెండంతస్తుల బస్సు"
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      "sense": "bus that has two levels of seating",
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