rickshaw

or rick·sha

[ rik-shaw, -shah ]

/ ˈrɪk ʃɔ, -ʃɑ /

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Definition of rickshaw

noun

a small, two-wheeled, cartlike passenger vehicle with a fold-down top, pulled by one person, formerly used widely in Japan and China.

cycle rickshaw.

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Also rik·i·sha, rik·shaw .

Origin of rickshaw

First recorded in 1875–80; by contraction of jinrikisha

Words nearby rickshaw

rickety, rickey, rickle, Rickover, rickrack, rickshaw, Ricky, ricky-tick, RICO, ricochet, Ricoeur

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How to use rickshaw in a sentence

Others were pedaled up the fortress path in a decked-out rickshaw.
Eavesdropping On Kim and Kanye’s Florentine “Wedding of the Century”|Barbie Latza Nadeau|May 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The guidebooks tell one story of Delhi: the beautiful Mughal gardens and the city snapped from a rickshaw.
Delhi in Crisis: How Corruption Rotted a Great Capital|William O’Connor|May 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST
But to see obscene displays of wealth, take an auto rickshaw out to the museum at the Umaid Bhawan Palace.
Jodhpur Is an Oasis in the Middle of the Mad Rush of India|William O’Connor|March 2, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Among them was Rowena Estoya's husband Bernado, a bicycle rickshaw driver with curly hair and a patient manner.
Typhoon Haiyan: The Philippine Village that Lost Its Men|The Telegraph|November 17, 2013|DAILY BEAST

They will be coming to the big cities, looking for jobs that won't be created if India expands at a rickshaw rate of growth.
India Slowing Down?|David Frum|June 2, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Somehow there was no conveyance in waiting, not even a rickshaw, so Maynebrace and his flag-lieutenant had to walk.
The Dreadnought of the Air|Percy F. Westerman
The rickshaw man's life, I was told in Japan, is several years shorter than that of the average man.
Where Half The World Is Waking Up|Clarence Poe
It takes more than half an hours rickshaw drive to get to the Embassy, where I called this morning.
A Journal from Japan|Marie Carmichael Stopes
There had been very little shelling, and I had taken my first outing in the shape of a rickshaw drive during the afternoon.
South African Memories|Lady Sarah Wilson
The native name for the mail-cart-like hand-carriage I called a rickshaw at first.
A Journal from Japan|Marie Carmichael Stopes

British Dictionary definitions for rickshaw

rickshaw

ricksha (ˈrɪkʃə)

/ (ˈrɪkʃɔː) /

noun

Also called: jinrikisha a small two-wheeled passenger vehicle drawn by one or two men, used in parts of Asia

Also called: trishaw a similar vehicle with three wheels, propelled by a man pedalling as on a tricycle

Word Origin for rickshaw

C19: shortened from jinrikisha

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rickshaw

or rick·sha

Definition of rickshaw

Origin of rickshaw

Words nearby rickshaw

Words related to rickshaw

How to use rickshaw in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for rickshaw

ricksha (ˈrɪkʃə)

Word Origin for rickshaw