water taxi

noun

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

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Upon arrival, travelers heading to Freetown will book a scenic 35-minute water taxi ride across the Sierra Leone River. Lauren Mowery, Forbes, 4 Jan. 2025 Passenger ferries depart frequently from Basseterre, while water taxis depart from the dock at Reggae Beach on the southern tip of the island. Carley Rojas Avila, Travel + Leisure, 4 Dec. 2024 The Inner Loop will travel between the Miami Beach Convention Center, the water taxi stop at Maurice Gibb Memorial Park and Mid Beach. Martin Vassolo, Axios, 2 Dec. 2024 They will be ferried over by water taxi from the port and back again. Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel, 13 Dec. 2024 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 15 Jan. 2025.

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