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CYCLE RICKSHAW
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Dictionary entry overview: What does cycle rickshaw mean?
• CYCLE RICKSHAW (noun)
The noun CYCLE RICKSHAW has 1 sense:
1. a tricycle (usually propelled by pedalling); used in the Orient for transporting passengers for hire
Familiarity information: CYCLE RICKSHAW used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A tricycle (usually propelled by pedalling); used in the Orient for transporting passengers for hire
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
cycle rickshaw; pedicab
Context example:
boys who once pulled rickshaws now pedal pedicabs
Hypernyms ("cycle rickshaw" is a kind of...):
tricycle; trike; velocipede (a vehicle with three wheels that is moved by foot pedals)
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