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gharry

noun

Definition of gharrynext
as in water taxi

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  1. water taxi
  2. limousine
  3. rickshaw
Noun
  • Highlights and experiences It is always a special event stepping out of Venice’s airport onto a pontoon and a polished mahogany water taxi that drops you off canalside near your hotel, after a purr through the Grand Canal.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Sep. 2026
  • The incomparably salty and character-rich cast of Martin McDonagh’s Wild Horse Nine swept into Venice via water taxi Thursday to introduce the Oscar winner’s latest darkly literate comedy-drama.
    — Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of water taxi
Noun
  • In one incident, during a personal trip to Oregon, Chavez-DeRemer allegedly stopped at a strip club featuring partially nude dancers and directed her limousine driver to give money to a performer, the report said.
    — Jill Colvin, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2026
  • The visual style references a late 1980s Donna Karan campaign and video, photographed by Dennis Piel, that featured Rosemary McGrotha expressing her inner thoughts inside a limousine coming into New York.
    — Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of limousine
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  • Brothers Rishabh, 23, and Mohit, 22, traveled 50 miles by rickshaw, train, and metro to reach the central protest site in New Delhi.
    — Diaa Hadid, NPR, 25 July 2026
  • Mumbai, for example, is typically very compliant in this respect, especially the rickshaws, while in Delhi charging double or triple the going rate is far more common, especially with tourists.
    — Julian Manning, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 May 2026
Definition of rickshaw
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“Gharry.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gharry. Accessed 16 Sep. 2026.

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