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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 hireplay

  Familiarity information: CYCLE RICKSHAW used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


CYCLE RICKSHAW (noun)


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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