double-decker

Japanese: double-decker(英語表記)doubledecker
double-decker

…A cab-over bus is one in which the entire engine or most of it is located under the driver's seat. Two-story buses are also called double-deckers, and are widely used as route buses in London and other Commonwealth countries. They are popular as tourist buses in European countries, and have recently started to be used in Japan as well.

*Some of the terminology that mentions "double-decker" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…キャブオーバー型バスは,エンジン全体またはその大部分が運転席の下に入り込んでいるものをいう。2階バスはダブルデッカーdouble‐deckerとも呼ばれ,路線バスとしてはロンドンをはじめイギリス連邦諸国で多く用いられている。観光用バスとしてはヨーロッパ諸国を中心に普及し,日本でも最近用いられるようになった。…

※「double-decker」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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