water taxi

noun

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

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Repower/Nauta Design View gallery - 6 images A collaboration between a marine design studio, an Italian shipyard and a Swiss energy titan has unveiled the first fully electric Venetian water taxi, which should be a breath of fresh air to local marine tourism and beyond. New Atlas, 2 Aug. 2025 Repower isn’t the only company turning to green technology to help preserve the historic but highly polluted city: Nuvolari Lenard unveiled a 14-seat hybrid water taxi back in 2020. Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 1 Aug. 2025 Trump, on the other hand, was photographed stepping into a water taxi on Friday with her bleach-blond bob styled in a side part. Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 27 June 2025 Singer Usher and wife Jennifer Goicoechea were seen taking photos of their own while on a water taxi Friday. Stephanie Giang-Paunon , Emily Trainham , Janelle Ash, FOXNews.com, 27 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for water taxi

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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 21 Aug. 2025.

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