water taxi

noun

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

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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 Two of our favorite hotels for park transportation are Disney’s Art of Animation Resort (with Skyliner access to EPCOT and Hollywood Studios) and The Cabins at Disney’s Fort Wilderness Resort (with water taxi access to the Magic Kingdom). Linnea Bailey, Southern Living, 11 Sep. 2025 That inspired me to walk off lunch by taking a circuitous stroll down to the docks in search of a water taxi. Denny Lee, Travel + Leisure, 9 Sep. 2025 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 18 Sep. 2025.

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