double decker

London's iconic bus

A double decker is something with two levels or layers stacked vertically.

Most often it refers to a bus with passenger seating on two floors—iconic in London—or a sandwich with three slices of bread creating two filling layers: I ordered a double decker club sandwich.

The term applies to anything similarly tiered: double-decker bunk beds.

bus

Routemaster

Iconic London bus model

  • redPrimary color, warm
  • LondonEngland's capital city
  • iconicWidely recognized, enduring

public transport · commuter · route · fare · driver · passenger · conductor · schedule · stop · staircase

British

London

England's capital city

heritage · England · Big Ben · Westminster · Oxford Street · Piccadilly Circus · Thames · Trafalgar Square · Union Jack · tourism

layered

tiered

Having multiple levels

upper · lower · multilevel · stratified · bunk bed · wedding cake · container · railcar · parking garage · bleachers

sandwich

club

Organization with membership

turkey · bacon · lettuce · tomato · mayonnaise · ham · cheese · BLT · deli · stacked

Categories
Opposites
number of levels/decks

double deckertriple decker

Three-level stacked item

single deck

vehicle size/capacity

double deckerminibus

Compact multi-passenger vehicle

shuttle bus · minivan · microbus · bendy bus · articulated bus

Family

double, decker, doubles, doubled, doubling, doubly, decks, deck, decked

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G