water taxi

noun

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

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Kylie Jenner was spotted in a white fringe crop top with a matching long skirt while riding in a water taxi with her mother Kris Jenner and sister Kendall Jenner. Janelle Ash , Ashley Hume, FOXNews.com, 28 June 2025 The couple’s wedding planners also commissioned about 30 private water taxis to escort guests around the city, according to a source in Venice. Martina Di Licosa, Forbes.com, 27 June 2025 Leonardo DiCaprio was also spotted leaving the Gritti Palace, and his girlfriend Vittoria Ceretti was later seen in a water taxi. Michelle Lee, People.com, 27 June 2025 Three luxury hotels are officially booked and some water taxis reserved for the wedding, the local press is swarming the event with paparazzi and mega‑yachts crowding canals. Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 25 June 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 1 Jul. 2025.

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