rickshaw

[US]/'rɪkʃɔː/
[UK]/'rɪkʃɔ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. a human-powered vehicle; a small, two-wheeled cart pulled by a person

Example Sentences

a kitchen wallah; rickshaw wallahs.

Before liberation he had to pull a rickshaw to earn a little money.

The son of a poor rickshaw-puller who is taken out of school as a boy and put to work in a teashop, Balram nurses dreams of escape.

By now he already had sixty-odd rickshaws, even the old est at least seven parts new, for he did not hire out brokendown vehicles.

The rickshaw driver pedaled through the crowded streets of the city.

She hailed a rickshaw to take her to the market.

The tourist decided to explore the town by riding in a rickshaw.

The rickshaw pulled up in front of the hotel to pick up the guests.

The rickshaw driver maneuvered skillfully through the narrow alleyways.

The couple enjoyed a romantic ride in a decorated rickshaw.

The rickshaw rattled along the bumpy road, making the passengers bounce.

The old man reminisced about his days as a rickshaw puller in his youth.

The rickshaw wove through the busy marketplace, dodging vendors and shoppers.

The rickshaw stood waiting for passengers at the designated pickup spot.

Real-world Examples

This is a lot of empty rickshaws here.

Source: CNN 10 Student English March 2020 Compilation

But this auto rickshaw driver looks forward to her visit.

Source: VOA Video Highlights

However, of the 2.3 million EVs in use in India, most are inexpensive motorbikes, rickshaws and scooters.

Source: VOA Slow English - Business

Yuka Akimoto is one of the women who have chosen to pull rickshaws in Tokyo.

Source: VOA Special English: World

But after four months of training, she says she feels pleasure pulling passengers in her rickshaw.

Source: VOA Special English: World

Along the way, she traveled aboard ships and rickshaws, and trains, even riding horses when needed to.

Source: Women Who Changed the World

One sells Thai food out of a rickshaw, another salted pork buns from a converted horse box.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

The bombing hit a busy bus stop after the bomber on a motorbike slammed into a rickshaw.

Source: CRI Online September 2015 Collection

Thirty-six-year-old Thuban, an auto rickshaw driver, has spent two nights at this gas station in central Colombo.

Source: CNN Listening Compilation June 2022

My husband is a rickshaw driver and we don't make enough.

Source: Radio Laboratory

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