water taxi

noun

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as in gharry

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Recent Examples of water taxi In the morning, travelers will awake among the graceful canals and bridges of Venice, with a private water taxi to ferry them into the heart of the Venetian lagoon to explore the city’s many islands. — Jessica Puckett, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Aug. 2026 There are also two restaurants (though neither is branded as Fouquet’s), a basketball court carved into a cavern and a private water taxi to take guests around the island. — Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026 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 easiest way to get to Peanut Island is to park your car at Riviera Beach Marina Village and catch the water taxi for a 10-minute ride to the island. — Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 20 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for water taxi
Recent Examples of Synonyms for water taxi
  1. limousine
  2. rickshaw
Noun
  • Directly across the street, there's a stop for the airport limousine bus serving Narita.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Aug. 2026
  • The bullet that struck Reagan had bounced off of a limousine – one of many bullets fired in the shooting spree, which wounded three others.
    — Owen Carry, USA Today, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of limousine
Noun
  • Brothers Rishabh, 23, and Mohit, 22, traveled 50 miles by rickshaw, train, and metro to reach the central protest site in New Delhi.
    — Diaa Hadid, NPR, 25 July 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
Definition of rickshaw

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“Water taxi.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/water%20taxi. Accessed 3 Sep. 2026.

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