rickshaw

variants also ricksha

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Recent Examples of rickshaw The bomb, which was attached to a motorcycle, exploded near a motorized rickshaw that was carrying schoolchildren in Mastung, a district in Balochistan province, according to local police chief Fateh Mohammad. Marco Rubio, Newsweek, 1 Nov. 2024 In late August, CNN witnessed half a dozen small peaceful protests in the capital Dhaka and south-eastern city of Cox’s Bazar – on niche issues such as doctors trying to prevent paramedics from gaining medical licenses, and rickshaw drivers campaigning against electric rickshaws. Rebecca Wright, CNN, 3 Sep. 2024 The whole family piled into a rickshaw to the hospital. Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 13 Aug. 2024 Kim shared photos on her Instagram Stories as she was welcomed by hotel staff who greeted her with flowers before the pair rode a rickshaw through Mumbai. Kimberlee Speakman, Peoplemag, 12 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for rickshaw 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rickshaw
Noun
  • After a chaotic and quippy press conference, four black Cadillac limousines brought each Beatle individually to the Plaza Hotel, where they were trapped by throngs of press and fans.
    Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 Dec. 2024
  • Those commercial vans, and their limousine versions, will be competing against vans globally in addition to celebrity shuttles in the form of the Cadillac Escalade and Lincoln Navigator, and off-roading rigs.
    Andy Biggs, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • Upon arrival, travelers heading to Freetown will book a scenic 35-minute water taxi ride across the Sierra Leone River.
    Lauren Mowery, Forbes, 4 Jan. 2025
  • Passenger ferries depart frequently from Basseterre, while water taxis depart from the dock at Reggae Beach on the southern tip of the island.
    Carley Rojas Avila, Travel + Leisure, 4 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • The measure also includes small changes to Houston's pedicab and jitney industries.
    Jay R. Jordan, Chron, 17 May 2022
  • Keelboats, jitney cars, horseless carriages, street cars, a railroad train, fire engine, skyway and even the Adm. Joe Fowler Sternwheeler on the Rivers of America all serve as people-movers.
    Roger Simmons, orlandosentinel.com, 1 Oct. 2021
Noun
  • It’s heard in markets or throbbing from taxi radios and speakers in rickety roadside bars.
    Matthew Bremner, Rolling Stone, 5 Jan. 2025
  • The surcharge is 75 cents for a taxi, green cab or black car, and $1.50 for an Uber or Lyft.
    Robbie Griffiths, NPR, 5 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • More notable changes come in the cabs of the trucks.
    Sam Abuelsamid, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
  • And in order to ensure a full, 360-degree view of the world, John Deere added 16 cameras all around the cab of the tractor that provide for triple overlapping feeds.
    Andrew J. Hawkins, The Verge, 6 Jan. 2025

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“Rickshaw.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rickshaw. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.

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