red buses
Double-decker transit vehicles
Red buses are double-decker public transit vehicles, particularly associated with London, where the distinctive red Routemaster became an iconic symbol of the city.
The phrase often appears in discussions of British culture or tourism: We spotted the red buses from the hotel window.
Red buses also feature in language-learning materials as a simple noun phrase for beginners.
- LondonEngland's capital city
- double-deckerTwo-level transport
- transportMoving things between places
- cityLarge populated area
- passengersTransported travelers
stop · queue · fare · conductor · wheels · engine · route · street · commute · tourist · mind the gap · iconic · scarlet · crimson · Oxford Street · Big Ben · Tower Bridge · Westminster Abbey
- Britishnesstea, London, BBC, Big Ben, royal family
- WestminsterBig Ben, House of Commons, House of Lords, Westminster Abbey, Palace of Westminster
- national parksYellowstone, Yosemite, Grand Canyon, Everglades, Glacier National Park