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single-decker

single-decker noun: a single-deck bus, which has only one level for passengers, unlike a double-decker.

single-decker: a single-deck bus, which has only one level for passengers, unlike a double-decker
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Noun

single-decker (plural single-deckers)

  1. (UK, especially) a single-deck bus, which has only one level for passengers, unlike a double-decker.
    • I travelled home on a crowded single-decker - over half of the passengers were schoolchildren.

Forms of single-decker

pluralsingle-deckers

Origin of single-decker

From single + decker, from deck (“floor, level”).

Questions about single-decker

What does single-decker mean?
Single-decker means a single-deck bus, which has only one level for passengers, unlike a double-decker.
What part of speech is single-decker?
Single-decker is a noun.
What is the plural of single-decker?
The plural of single-decker is single-deckers.

Words near single-decker in the dictionary

  1. single-course
  2. single-crop
  3. single-cropped
  4. single-cropping
  5. single-crops
  6. single-decker
  7. single-deckers
  8. single-digit salute
  9. single-digit salutes
  10. single-driver
  11. single-drivers

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