rickshaw

noun

variants also ricksha
Definition of rickshawnext
as in limousine

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Recent Examples of rickshaw The individuals who were on the auto-rickshaw at the time of the crash were among the injured, Singh said, The Hindu and the AP reported. — Abigail Adams, PEOPLE, 20 Apr. 2026 In Pakistan, electric rickshaws have been selling out, according to Bloomberg. — Simmone Shah, Time, 9 Apr. 2026 In India, sales of electric rickshaws and induction stovetops are booming. — Andy Browne, semafor.com, 31 Mar. 2026 And like an increasing number of the city’s many thousands of rickshaws, Chand’s vehicle is electric. — Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 11 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for rickshaw
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rickshaw
  1. limousine
  2. water taxi
  3. jitney
  4. taxi
  5. cab
Noun
  • Even the president's limousine is getting regular updates, most of them classified.
    — Norah O'Donnell, CBS News, 11 Oct. 2026
  • Passengers compared the ride to a fast, noisy sports car rather than a limousine.
    — Robb Report, Robb Report, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of limousine
Noun
  • The fantasy is well established, and arrives via water taxi with a Negroni upon landing.
    — Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 9 Oct. 2026
  • 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
Definition of water taxi
Noun
  • The measure also includes small changes to Houston's pedicab and jitney industries.
    — Jay R. Jordan, Chron, 17 May 2022
  • Simon Berry started a jitney service that catered to Greenwood's Black community, who were barred from using White taxi services.
    — Jazmin Goodwin, CNN, 16 May 2021
Definition of jitney
Noun
  • Its cyan-colored vehicles will compete with Ubers, Lyfts and autonomous taxis to shuttle customers across busy streets and freeways.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2026
  • Driver Khalifa Siwa was found dead in his cab with an insulin pen in his hand, the taxi workers union said.
    — Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of taxi
Noun
  • The company also has experience running trucks commercially with empty cabs.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 12 Oct. 2026
  • Earlier this summer René Rechtman, the CEO of Moonbug Entertainment, found himself in the back of a New York City taxi cab, traveling from the Bowery up to midtown.
    — Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of cab

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