water taxinoun [ C ]
uk/ˈwɔː.tə ˌtæk.si/us/ˈwɑː.t̬ɚ ˌtæk.si/a small boat on a river or other area of water, operated by a person who you pay to take you where you want to go
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Boats & sailing craft
- canoe
- catamaran
- cruiser
- dugout
- gondola
- kayak
- life raft
- longboat
- motorboat
- narrowboat
- outboard motor
- pedal boat
- powerboat
- riverboat
- rowing boat
- sailing boat
- speedboat
- trimaran
- windsurfer
- yacht
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Examples from literature
- Another possibility is to take a water taxi.
- In London, for example, water taxis on the River Thames were a common sight in Elizabethan times.