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rick·sha

or rick·shaw  (rĭk′shô)
n.
A jinriksha.
[Short for jinriksha.]
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rickshaw

(ˈrɪkʃɔː) or

ricksha

n
1. Also called: jinrikisha a small two-wheeled passenger vehicle drawn by one or two men, used in parts of Asia
2. Also called: trishaw a similar vehicle with three wheels, propelled by a man pedalling as on a tricycle
[C19: shortened from jinrikisha]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.rickshaw - a small two-wheeled cart for one passengerrickshaw - a small two-wheeled cart for one passenger; pulled by one person
jinrikisha, ricksha
cart - a heavy open wagon usually having two wheels and drawn by an animal
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Translations
مَرْكَبَةٌ خَفيفَةٌ بِعَجَلَتَين
rikša
rickshaw
riksa
tvíhjóla léttikera
rikša
rikša

rickshaw

[ˈrɪkʃɔː] n → pousse m inv, pousse-pousse m inv
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

rickshaw

n → Rikscha f
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

rickshaw

[ˈrɪkʃɔː] n → risciò m inv
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

rickshaw

(ˈrikʃoː) noun
in Japan etc, a small two-wheeled carriage pulled by a man.
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We rode to the place in rickshaws. Our own crowd had taken possession of it.
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Here live those who minister to the wants of the glad city - jhampanis who pull the pretty ladies' 'rickshaws by night and gamble till the dawn; grocers, oil-sellers, curio-vendors, firewood-dealers, priests, pickpockets, and native employees of the Government.
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Vinod Jha, 42, a cycle rickshaw driver who changed to an electric model two years ago, said that he got more business now.
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Strategy evolved to stop 50000 illegal rickshaws service
EPeople across the capital will soon be able to order a rickshaw in a similar way they would book an Uber taxi.
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Earlier on Saturday, 10 persons were killed while 24 others received injuries as a passenger bus and a Qingqi rickshaw collided head-on near Shahpur Chakar city of district Sanghar.
Sindh government announces crackdown against Qingqi rickshaws
HYDERABAD -- A road accident between a rickshaw and a passenger bus in Sanghar district on Saturday left 10 persons dead and 20 others injured.
Ten killed in collision between rickshaw, bus
A lack in transforming agriculture into mechanized commercial system of production and high rickshaw fare in the crowded capital for delay in introducing modern commuting arrangement prompted rural-urban mass exodus.
All's not well but necessary action
Speaking at a press conference at Peshawar Press Club on Saturday, Rickshaw Drivers Union president Baz Mohammad Khan said that one of the major causes of the traffic problems in Peshawar was the increasing number of illegal vehicles, particularly auto-rickshaws and Qingqis.
Govt urged to ban illegal rickshaws in Peshawar
style="font-weight: 400BHAKKAR: At least six people including five female students and a rickshaw driver died when a passenger bus hit a rickshaw here on Saturday.
Six dead, two injured in Bhakkar bus-rickshaw collision
It takes three hours to charge the battery and three days to build an electric rickshaw equipped with a reverse camera and other modern, environment-friendly features.
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KARACHI -- A man set his rickshaw on fire followed the suspension of CNG while police arrested a rickshaw driver after he allegedly set his own rickshaw on fire in District Central of Karachi on Thursday.
CNG suspension: Man sets own rickshaw on fire

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