water taxi

noun

: a boat functioning (as within a harbor) as a taxi

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Alternatively, water taxis and ferries connect the island to the city, making multiple daily journeys. Carley Rojas Avila, Travel + Leisure, 2 Feb. 2025 Here, water taxis and bike trails can lead you to charming shopping areas that are peppered with boutiques, galleries, and restaurants. Karla Walsh, Southern Living, 1 Feb. 2025 Daily passenger ferries and for-hire water taxis operate between St. Kitts and Charlestown, with trip times as short as 25 minutes. Geoff Whitmore, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025 In 2023, a Venetian boat company banned the couple after images surfaced of them in a compromising position in the back of a water taxi. Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 6 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for water taxi

Word History

First Known Use

1921, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of water taxi was in 1921

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“Water taxi.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/water%20taxi. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.

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