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    DOUBLE-DECKER

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    A vehicle carrying many passengers; used for public transportplay

    Example:

    he always rode the bus to work

    Synonyms:

    autobus; bus; charabanc; coach; double-decker; jitney; motorbus; motorcoach; omnibus; passenger vehicle

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting man-made objects

    Hypernyms ("double-decker" is a kind of...):

    public transport (conveyance for passengers or mail or freight)

    Meronyms (parts of "double-decker"):

    roof (protective covering on top of a motor vehicle)

    window (a transparent opening in a vehicle that allow vision out of the sides or back; usually is capable of being opened)

    Domain member category:

    passenger; rider (a traveler riding in a vehicle (a boat or bus or car or plane or train etc) who is not operating it)

    Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "double-decker"):

    minibus (a light bus (4 to 10 passengers))

    school bus (a bus used to transport children to or from school)

    trackless trolley; trolley coach; trolleybus (a passenger bus with an electric motor that draws power from overhead wires)

    Holonyms ("double-decker" is a member of...):

    fleet (group of motor vehicles operating together under the same ownership)

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