trishaw
Americannoun
noun
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
Hajiar was a man of plain habits, the kind of millionaire who, if his car was unavailable, was happy to hail a trishaw to go to his office: Ishana Exports, 37 Old Moor Street.
From New York Times ● Jul. 2, 2020
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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