: a boat functioning (as within a harbor) as a taxi
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After calling ahead for a water taxi in Ischia Ponte, we were ferried over to Da Maria's pier, and then welcomed into the open-air dining room, which faces the Gulf of Naples.—Jacqui Gifford, Travel + Leisure, 29 Sep. 2025 Star & Crescent was in the passenger ferry/water taxi business, and five and sometimes six shore boats made the loop out to the Point Loma daily.—Eric Duvall, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Sep. 2025 Though remote, Sir Bani Yas Island is still accessible via water taxis or private planes.—Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 12 Sep. 2025 In another example, from 2012, a joint DEA-Honduran operation killed four passengers on a water taxi.—Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 12 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for water taxi
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