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English Dictionary: double-decker by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
double-decker
n
  1. a vehicle carrying many passengers; used for public transport; "he always rode the bus to work"
    Synonym(s): bus, autobus, coach, charabanc, double-decker, jitney, motorbus, motorcoach, omnibus, passenger vehicle
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Double-decker \Dou"ble-deck"er\, n.
      (a) A tenement house having two families on each floor.
            [Local, U. S.]
      (b) A biplane a[89]roplane or kite. [Colloq.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Double-decker \Dou"ble-deck"er\, n.
      1. (Naut.) A man-of-war having two gun decks.
  
      2. A public conveyance, as a street car, with seats on the
            roof. [Colloq.]
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