"open-top bus" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: open-top buses [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} open-top bus (plural open-top buses)
  1. (vehicles, UK) A double-deck bus with an open, or partially open, top deck. Tags: UK Categories (topical): Vehicles Synonyms: open-topper
    Sense id: en-open-top_bus-en-noun-BRii~HfV Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header Topics: transport, vehicles

Inflected forms

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