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Recent Examples of water taxi
Officials launched a free water taxi service Tuesday, with 40-foot (12-meter) boats carrying up to 55 people each for a scenic 20-minute ride across Biscayne Bay between Miami and Miami Beach.
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CBS News, 22 Jan. 2026
Similar water taxi services have been popular the past two years during Art Basel Miami Beach, which is a major part of Miami Art Week.
—Daniel Kozin, Sun Sentinel, 22 Jan. 2026
These are all connected by our 7-mile waterfront promenade, 30 miles of water trails on the Baltimore Blueway and public water taxi and Charm City Circulator service that extends to neighborhoods throughout the city.
—Dan Taylor, Baltimore Sun, 17 Jan. 2026
On a fact-finding trip, there was enough maritime traffic—four barges, eight ferries, one tugboat, one water taxi, and a yacht—to justify a harbor blockade.
—Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 12 Jan. 2026
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CBS News, 22 Jan. 2026
Similar water taxi services have been popular the past two years during Art Basel Miami Beach, which is a major part of Miami Art Week.
—Daniel Kozin, Sun Sentinel, 22 Jan. 2026
These are all connected by our 7-mile waterfront promenade, 30 miles of water trails on the Baltimore Blueway and public water taxi and Charm City Circulator service that extends to neighborhoods throughout the city.
—Dan Taylor, Baltimore Sun, 17 Jan. 2026
On a fact-finding trip, there was enough maritime traffic—four barges, eight ferries, one tugboat, one water taxi, and a yacht—to justify a harbor blockade.
—Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 12 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for water taxi
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The district attorney's office said the purchases included a family trip to Disney World, an Outer Banks vacation rental, country club membership fees, limousine service, purchase and installation of a hot tub at Fantuzzo's home and payment of local and state property taxes.—
Mike Darnay,
CBS News,
11 Feb. 2026
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Larger still are the Ravel Suites, at 505 square feet, and feature a living room with pull-out bed, complimentary laundry services, and private limousine transfers.—
Janice Wald Henderson,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Feb. 2026
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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,
Literary Hub,
22 Oct. 2025
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Adding a cultural twist to the week, Viktor Hovland was spotted exploring Chandni Chowk in a rickshaw (a three-wheeler vehicle used by the locals), Old Delhi’s historic marketplace known for its centuries-old architecture and gullies.—
Devlina Sarkar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Oct. 2025
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“Water taxi.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/water%20taxi. Accessed 13 Mar. 2026.
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