trishawnoun [ C ]
/ˈtraɪ.ʃɔː//ˈtraɪ.ʃɔː/a light vehicle with three wheels and pedals (= parts that you push with your feet), used mainly in Asia:
The best encounter of the day was with a local trishaw driver who we hired to take us back to our hotel after dinner.
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- The driver of a three-wheeled cycle rickshaw, or trishaw, said he waited all day for one fare.
- The Burmese are so used to shortages of petrol that the man-powered trishaw is a national institution.
- Pedal trishaws still operate, mostly in the smaller towns.
- In Bago we hired two trishaw drivers to take us around its famous temples for a day.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Carriages & carts
- brougham
- cab
- carriage
- cart
- chariot
- coach
- covered wagon
- dogcart
- dray
- gondola
- hansom cab
- horse float
- horse-drawn
- horsebox
- ox-drawn
- sedan chair
- surrey
- trap
- wagon
- wagon train
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