单词 | bicycle rickshaw |
释义 | > as lemmasbicycle rickshaw bicycle rickshaw n. (in early use) a bicycle with a seat mounted on wheels attached at the rear; (now, usually known as a cycle rickshaw) a type of tricycle with a covered seat behind the driver for passengers, used as a form of transport for public hire; a pedicab.The latter vehicle was originally used as a taxi in China, and South and South-East Asia, but is now becoming popular in major cities around the world, typically for sightseeing. ΘΚΠ society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > vehicle propelled by feet > [noun] > pedalled rickshaw bicycle rickshaw1900 pedicab1922 trishaw1946 society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > vehicles (plying) for hire > [noun] > rickshaw > pedal-operated bicycle rickshaw1900 rickshaw1900 pedicab1922 trishaw1946 1900 Everybody's Mag. Nov. 488 A bicycle rickshaw..is becoming popular in England. 1960 A. Koestler Lotus & Robot i. i. 78 The bicycle-rickshaw—whose half-starved operator must pedal single-legged up to four passengers. 2008 L. Weinstein & J. A. Adam Guesstimation v. 99 What are the relative costs of fuel..of New York City bicycle rickshaws (human-pedaled taxis) and of automobiles? < as lemmas |
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