double-deck carriage

4.2

A train carriage with two levels of seats to carry more people

noun

: vagón de dos pisos

Passengers can choose to sit upstairs or downstairs in a double-deck carriage.

Examples

The new commuter train includes several double-deck carriages to increase capacity during rush hour.
European railways often use double-deck carriages for long-distance and regional routes.
The train features a double-deck carriage for more passengers.
Many double-deck carriages are used in Europe.
European railways often use double-deck carriages for long-distance and regional routes.
Passengers can choose to sit upstairs or downstairs in a double-deck carriage.
The new commuter train includes several double-deck carriages to increase capacity during rush hour.

Synonyms

bilevel railcar

vsdouble-deck carriage

Specialized

4.4

A train car with two levels for passengers to sit

is identical in meaning but uses a different written form or spelling

double-deck railcar

vsdouble-deck carriage

4.1

A train car with two levels of seats to carry more passengers

shares the same sense but appears under an alternate compound form

double-deck rail car

vsdouble-deck carriage

4.2

A train car with two levels of seats to carry more passengers

shares meaning but differs mainly in spacing or hyphenation

bilevel rail car

vsdouble-deck carriage

Specialized

5.2

A train car with two levels of seats to carry more passengers

means the same but is written in an alternate word order or spelling

bilevel car

vsdouble-deck carriage

Specialized

4.9

A passenger train car with seats on two levels to carry more people

shares identical sense but uses a different term order or phrasing

bilevel

vsdouble-deck carriage

Specialized

6.3

A passenger train car with two floors of seats

has the same meaning but is more often written with different spacing

Surface Forms

double-deck carriage singular

double-deck carriages plural

Morphology

double-deck + carriage

The meaning is directly derivable from the parts: 'double-deck' (two levels, from 'double' + 'deck') combined with 'carriage' (passenger rail vehicle) clearly indicates a carriage with two levels. This compositional pattern is common (cf. 'double-decker bus') and cross-linguistically transparent, so a B1 learner who knows the constituents would readily infer the meaning.

Etymology

Double-deck carriage comes from double (meaning two) and deck (a 'floor' or 'level'). It is a train car with seats on two levels, one above the other, so it can carry more passengers.