water taxi

noun

: a boat functioning (as within a harbor) as a taxi

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In their pursuit of keeping people out of their cars during the Olympics, Los Angeles County leaders will consider installing a water taxi for the 2028 Olympics to transport fans between San Pedro and Long Beach, where multiple events will be hosted. Colleen Shalby, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2025 Small water taxis leave from several spots in Bocas Town to take tourists to the many hotels and day-trip destinations scattered around the archipelago. Billie Cohen, AFAR Media, 30 Apr. 2025 The ferry is a public water taxi that allows people to bypass the traffic on the Memorial Causeway bridge and sail across Clearwater Harbor for a small fee. Christopher Cann, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2025 Whether shared or private, water taxis are even more convenient and are readily available from nearby islands. Carley Rojas Avila, Travel + Leisure, 22 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for water taxi

Word History

First Known Use

1921, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of water taxi was in 1921

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“Water taxi.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/water%20taxi. Accessed 28 May. 2025.

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