trishaw
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of trishaw
First recorded in 1944–50; tri- + (rick)shaw
Example Sentences
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For decades Sri Lanka has failed to invest appropriately in its public transport, while the island's wealthier residents continued to complain about the indiscipline of bus and trishaw drivers.
From BBC • Jul. 7, 2022
In May, a jaundiced two-day-old died after her parents could not find a trishaw to take her to hospital.
From BBC • Jul. 7, 2022
Occasionally, a cross juts out from a Roman Catholic or Protestant church or the windshield of a trishaw driver.
From New York Times • May 5, 2019
At the Ohn Taw camp at sea level by Sittwe, displaced people were loading their possessions onto trishaw taxis and carts to move to a nearby village.
From Reuters • May 16, 2013
The Land Plaza, with everything from a Singapore trishaw and a Philippine jeepney to a Hong Kong double-decker bus, provides comparable delights.
From Time Magazine Archive
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