rickshaw

noun

variants also ricksha
Definition of rickshawnext
as in limousine

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Recent Examples of rickshaw 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 Here is Harry, going past in a rickshaw, one of the little things, with a brand new fake Rolex on his arm and hanging out of it, and waving to us. — Literary Hub, 22 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for rickshaw
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rickshaw
  1. limousine
  2. water taxi
  3. jitney
  4. taxi
  5. cab
Noun
  • In early 2024, this writer first broke the story about Toyota announcing that the Century would evolve from a single flagship limousine into a standalone ultra-luxury marque and sit above Lexus as Toyota’s ultra-luxury brand.
    — Peter Lyon, Forbes.com, 11 July 2026
  • The White House is an active construction site, with cement trucks going through the same gates typically used by the president’s armored limousine.
    — Matt Viser, The Atlantic, 2 July 2026
Definition of limousine
Noun
  • Take a day trip to the island of Moni, via a 10-minute water taxi from the fishing village of Perdika.
    — Elly Leavitt, Vogue, 3 July 2026
  • The drama starts on the water taxi when Gen immediately sets out to mark her territory by asking Luke to sit next to her instead of Joy.
    — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 30 June 2026
Definition of water taxi
Noun
  • Batangas is a tough place to run: The roads don’t have shoulders; there are dogs everywhere; jitneys screech by.
    — Nicholas Thompson, The Atlantic, 23 Oct. 2025
  • The measure also includes small changes to Houston's pedicab and jitney industries.
    — Jay R. Jordan, Chron, 17 May 2022
Definition of jitney
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  • Tesla has fallen 25% year to date as investors have expressed concerns over its outsized capital expenditures to fund the build-out of physical AI products and services such as its Cybercab taxis and humanoid robot Optimus.
    — Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 23 July 2026
  • In addition to night-flying and water drops, the Hawk is capable of air rescue, acting as a sort of taxi for rapid troop shuttling with fire crews.
    — Regina Elling, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 July 2026
Definition of taxi
Noun
  • Journals and bottles of wine and sweaters and books, an extra bathing suit, a pair of shorts, left behind in taxi cabs and at friends’ places and in a small storage space on an island.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 20 July 2026
  • Eventually, like Odysseus, most people started to find their way home, hailing cabs and heading to the subway.
    — Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 18 July 2026
Definition of cab

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