water taxi
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of water taxi
First recorded in 1925–30
Example Sentences
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As L.A. officials assess the merits of a water taxi system designed to reduce car traffic at the 2028 Olympics, the Games’ organizers have set their sights on another expressway.
From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2025
All three are also queer and living in a dystopian version of London where climate change has forced residents to travel by water taxi.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 30, 2024
The stars and director of Beetlejuice Beetlejuice arrived by water taxi ahead of the sequel's premiere, later signing autographs and posing for photos.
From BBC • Aug. 28, 2024
As far back as 2016, Europe's first electric-powered water taxi entered service here, and last year a hydrogen-powered one also took to the water.
From BBC • Dec. 17, 2023
You could go by water taxi, but then you had to wait for pickup.
From "Genuine Fraud" by E. Lockhart
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