autorickshaw
or auto rick·shaw
[ aw-toh-rik-shaw, ‐rik-shah ]
noun
(especially in South Asia) a motorized three-wheeled public conveyance, as a converted motorcycle, typically one having a two-passenger hooded cab mounted behind the driver.
Origin of autorickshaw
1- Compare cycle rickshaw.
Words Nearby autorickshaw
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How to use autorickshaw in a sentence
“The laws are not good for the farmers,” said the 48-year-old autorickshaw driver who lives in Badarpur, South East Delhi.
Anti-Sikh prejudice now threatens to overshadow the narrative around India’s farmer protests | Vijayta Lalwani | January 30, 2021 | Quartz
British Dictionary definitions for autorickshaw
autorickshaw
/ (ˈɔːtəʊˈrɪkʃɔː) /
noun
(in India) a light three-wheeled vehicle driven by a motorcycle engine
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