英语词汇“water taxi”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

b. A boat or other vehicle used in the same way as a taxi (sense 1a). Often with modifying word indicating the mode of transport, as bicycle taxi, water taxi, etc.air taxi: see the first element, and cf. sense 2b. For similar uses of taxi as the first element in compounds, see Compounds 1b.

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1909 Flight 2 Jan. 14/1 In the aeroplane we have something new, something that is not standardised down, and commercialised so far as to have aero-taxis and aero-buses.

1927 W. O. Krohn In Borneo Jungle (1991) i. 23 Sampans are used as little ferries or taxis.

1952 W. Ley in C. Ryan Across Space Frontier 114 The space station..is always spinning, and obviously it cannot be stopped just to enable a space taxi to enter one of the turrets.

1965 Washington Post 8 Jan. D5/3 Fly in..to an airstrip..two miles away from Green Turtle by boat taxi.

2005 Cosmopolitan Aug. 242/2 Every morning we took the free boat taxi across to a small deserted island across the bay.

water taxi n. a small boat which may be hired by passengers for short journeys on rivers, canals, etc.

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society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > vessel for transporting people or goods > passenger vessel > [noun] > water taxi

taxi boat1909

water taxi1921

river bus1929

1921 Shelbyville (Indiana) Republican 9 Sept. 7/3 Gondolas, those fascinating water taxis of Venice, are to be put into commission on the Thames.

1926 Washington Post 7 Dec. 14/7 ‘Water taxis’ are to be installed here [sc. Amsterdam] for service in the canals which wind about the city.

1974 Ld. Mancroft Chinaman in Bath xxxix. 182 The water-taxis which could do so much to ease London's traffic problems.

2013 Oldie Apr. 41/2 (advt.) We board water taxis to take us to Ca Rezzonico, regarded as one of Venice's premier museums.

单词	water taxi
释义	> as lemmas water taxi b. A boat or other vehicle used in the same way as a taxi (sense 1a). Often with modifying word indicating the mode of transport, as bicycle taxi, water taxi, etc.air taxi: see the first element, and cf. sense 2b. For similar uses of taxi as the first element in compounds, see Compounds 1b. ΚΠ 1909 Flight 2 Jan. 14/1 In the aeroplane we have something new, something that is not standardised down, and commercialised so far as to have aero-taxis and aero-buses. 1927 W. O. Krohn In Borneo Jungle (1991) i. 23 Sampans are used as little ferries or taxis. 1952 W. Ley in C. Ryan Across Space Frontier 114 The space station..is always spinning, and obviously it cannot be stopped just to enable a space taxi to enter one of the turrets. 1965 Washington Post 8 Jan. D5/3 Fly in..to an airstrip..two miles away from Green Turtle by boat taxi. 2005 Cosmopolitan Aug. 242/2 Every morning we took the free boat taxi across to a small deserted island across the bay. extracted from taxin. water taxi water taxi n. a small boat which may be hired by passengers for short journeys on rivers, canals, etc. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > vessel for transporting people or goods > passenger vessel > [noun] > water taxi taxi boat1909 water taxi1921 river bus1929 1921 Shelbyville (Indiana) Republican 9 Sept. 7/3 Gondolas, those fascinating water taxis of Venice, are to be put into commission on the Thames. 1926 Washington Post 7 Dec. 14/7 ‘Water taxis’ are to be installed here [sc. Amsterdam] for service in the canals which wind about the city. 1974 Ld. Mancroft Chinaman in Bath xxxix. 182 The water-taxis which could do so much to ease London's traffic problems. 2013 Oldie Apr. 41/2 (advt.) We board water taxis to take us to Ca Rezzonico, regarded as one of Venice's premier museums. extracted from watern. < as lemmas
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