rickshaw

noun

variants also ricksha
Definition of rickshawnext
as in limousine

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Recent Examples of rickshaw 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 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 Apsara, similarly, seems taken with married rickshaw driver MJ (Sanjay Gupta), but his feelings aren’t quite as mutual. — Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 20 May 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 See All Example Sentences for rickshaw
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rickshaw
  1. limousine
  2. water taxi
  3. jitney
  4. taxi
  5. cab
Noun
  • 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
  • Along with his men’s store, her brother also owns a limousine business.
    — Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 7 June 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
Noun
  • Fellow New Yorkers know how magical the city can be in the summertime, and what better way to evoke the hustle and bustle of the Big Apple than with the iconic taxi cab yellow.
    — Audrey Noble, Vogue, 2 July 2026
  • Le Chambard, my next hotel, sent another taxi for the 30-minute trip to Kaysersberg, a fairy-tale village framed by vineyards.
    — Adam Erace, Travel + Leisure, 2 July 2026
Definition of taxi
Noun
  • Firefighters arrived to find the driver trapped inside a Chevrolet Silverado crew cab that had been pinned against a light rail catenary pole.
    — Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 4 July 2026
  • An integrated 2,800-W gasoline generator is available optionally and comes complete with an on/off switch in the driver's cab.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 3 July 2026
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