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Definition of rickshaw
: a small covered 2-wheeled vehicle usually for one passenger that is pulled by one man and that was used originally in Japan
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Recent Examples of rickshaw from the Web
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Narrow streets are jammed with cars, trucks, donkey carts and motorcycle rickshaws, or tuk-tuks, often driven by children.
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Paytm makes a popular smartphone app that can be used to pay for goods and services spanning groceries to auto-rickshaw rides.
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Small sampan boats, ox carts, tuk-tuks, bicycle rickshaws, and your own two feet get you through two countries heavy with history.
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My favorite of Gedney’s India photos depicts two Calcutta rickshaw-pullers on a break, perched next to each other on one of their vehicles.
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That’s cheaper than a ride on a rickshaw or nasi bungkus, a common street food dish of rice and other fillings wrapped in a banana leaf, Singleton said.
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Prabhati mentally reviews the cost of the ticket: 1,350 rupees for the train, 300 more for the auto rickshaw from Majestic Station.
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Witnesses told news channels that the collapse sounded like a bomb, shaking the surrounding buildings and engulfing pedestrians, rickshaws, cars and buses.
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Meanwhile, Selvam says the government has still given no word about his fishing nets and rickshaw.
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Origin and Etymology of rickshaw
alteration of jinrikisha
RICKSHAW Defined for English Language Learners
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playDefinition of rickshaw for English Language Learners
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: a small, light vehicle with two wheels that is pulled by one person on foot or on a bicycle and that is used in some Asian countries
RICKSHAW Defined for Kids
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\ˈrik-ˌshȯ\Definition of rickshaw for Students
: a small carriage with two wheels that is pulled by one person and was used originally in Japan
Learn More about rickshaw
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See words that rhyme with rickshaw Britannica.com: Encyclopedia article about rickshaw
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