rickshaw

noun

variants also ricksha
Definition of rickshawnext
as in limousine

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Recent Examples of rickshaw Now, getting the rickshaw imported from India is a whole other experience that’s become its own piece of QuestionPro folklore. — Vivek Bhaskaran, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2025 Additional fun kid-friendly options include a ramen-making class at nearby Musoshin and traditional kimono dressing and hair styling, which my dress-up loving daughter adored, paired with a lively rickshaw ride. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Mar. 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 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 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
  • 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
  • From Helsinki’s Market Square, a quick 15-minute water taxi takes you over to Saunasaari, which literally translates to Sauna Island in Finnish.
    — Rebecca Ann Hughes, Forbes.com, 26 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
  • The passengers had to self-eject from the speeding cab.
    — ANDREA SACHS THE WASHINGTON POST, Arkansas Online, 28 June 2026
  • Firefighters extinguished a blaze that had consumed the truck’s cab and trailer, as well as debris along the railroad.
    — Caroline Silva, AJC.com, 26 June 2026
Definition of cab

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