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trishaw

American  
[trahy-shaw] / ˈtraɪˌʃɔ /
trishaw British  
/ ˈtraɪˌʃɔː /

noun

  1. another name for rickshaw

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of trishaw

First recorded in 1944–50; tri- + (rick)shaw

Example Sentences

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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

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

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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