cycle rickshaw

American  

[sahy-kuhl rik-shaw, rik-shah] / ˈsaɪ kəl ˌrɪk ʃɔ, ˌrɪk ʃɑ /

noun

1. (especially in Southeast Asia) a three-wheeled public conveyance operated by pedals, typically one having a two-passenger hooded cab usually mounted behind the driver but sometimes in front.

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Etymology

Origin of cycle rickshaw

First recorded in 1940–45

Example Sentences

Vinod Jha, 42, a cycle rickshaw driver who changed to an electric model two years ago, said that he got more business now.

From New York Times

The police theory is that in Raipur, he took a cycle rickshaw and then a tuk-tuk to visit two courier services before deciding on one located in a basement.

From BBC

Farida Begum’s face lights up as she talks about the day, four years ago, when she and her husband brought home a cycle rickshaw.

From The Guardian

In the past two years, sons of a railway station baggage handler, a truck driver and a cycle rickshaw driver studied in Kota and made it to top engineering and medical colleges.

From Washington Post

The brutal killing appears to be a case of mob justice, with the men reportedly accusing Rajon — who worked with his family selling vegetables — of trying to steal a cycle rickshaw.

From Time