: something having a specified number of decks, levels, floors, or layers
—used in combination
many of the city's buses are double-deckers
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Its main tunnel is 7.2 m in diameter (23.7 ft), the equivalent of three London double decker buses, while its connection tunnels are either 5 m (16.4 ft) in diameter or 2 m (6.6 ft) in diameter.
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Adam Williams, New Atlas, 21 Feb. 2025
Sydney trains are double decker with reversible seating, designed for long suburban commutes.
—Chloe Sachdev, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Dec. 2024
Recipe tested by Southern Living Test Kitchen Active Time:
35 mins
Cool Time:
2 hrs
Total Time:
4 hrs
Yield:
32 cookies
Millionaire's shortbread is a brilliant triple decker dessert.
—Pam Lolley, Southern Living, 28 Nov. 2024
On Thursday, Maluma celebrated the release of the new single by driving a double decker bus around his hometown of Medellín, Colombia.
—Thania Garcia, Variety, 22 Nov. 2024
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Adam Williams, New Atlas, 21 Feb. 2025
Sydney trains are double decker with reversible seating, designed for long suburban commutes.
—Chloe Sachdev, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Dec. 2024
Recipe tested by Southern Living Test Kitchen Active Time:
35 mins
Cool Time:
2 hrs
Total Time:
4 hrs
Yield:
32 cookies
Millionaire's shortbread is a brilliant triple decker dessert.
—Pam Lolley, Southern Living, 28 Nov. 2024
On Thursday, Maluma celebrated the release of the new single by driving a double decker bus around his hometown of Medellín, Colombia.
—Thania Garcia, Variety, 22 Nov. 2024
See All Example Sentences for decker
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“Decker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/decker. Accessed 17 Mar. 2025.
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