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Meaning of "bicycle rickshaw" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF BICYCLE RICKSHAW

bicycle rickshaw  [ˈbaɪsɪkəl ˈrɪkʃɔː] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BICYCLE RICKSHAW

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Bicycle rickshaw is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES BICYCLE RICKSHAW MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Cycle rickshaw

The cycle rickshaw is a small-scale local means of transport; it is also known by a variety of other names such as bike taxi, velotaxi, pedicab, bikecab, cyclo, beca, becak, trisikad, or trishaw. As opposed to rickshaws pulled by a person on foot, cycle rickshaws are human-powered by pedaling. Another type of rickshaw is the auto rickshaw. They are a type of tricycle designed to carry passengers on a for hire basis. Cycle rickshaws are widely used in major cities around the world, but most commonly in cities of South, Southeast and East Asia.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH BICYCLE RICKSHAW


ashore
əˈʃɔː
autorickshaw
ˈɔːtəʊˈrɪkʃɔː
Bradshaw
ˈbrædˌʃɔː
chaw
tʃɔː
chore
tʃɔː
crenshaw
ˈkrɛnˌʃɔː
foreshore
ˈfɔːˌʃɔː
hawkshaw
ˈhɔːkʃɔː
inshore
ˈɪnˈʃɔː
jinricksha
dʒɪnˈrɪkʃɔː
jinrickshaw
dʒɪnˈrɪkʃɔː
jinrikisha
dʒɪnˈrɪkʃɔː
jinriksha
dʒɪnˈrɪkʃɔː
lakeshore
ˈleɪkˌʃɔː
offshore
ˌɒfˈʃɔː
onshore
ˈɒnˈʃɔː
rickshaw
ˈrɪkʃɔː
seashore
ˈsiːˌʃɔː
shaw
ʃɔː
shore
ʃɔː

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BICYCLE RICKSHAW

bicultural
biculturalism
bicuspid
bicuspid valve
bicuspidate
bicycle
bicycle bell
bicycle chain
bicycle clip
bicycle kick
bicycle path
bicycle pump
bicycle rack
bicycle shed
bicycle shop
bicycle touring
bicycler
bicyclic
bicyclical
bicyclist

WORDS THAT END LIKE BICYCLE RICKSHAW

bashaw
Crashaw
cumshaw
fernshaw
heronshaw
kickshaw
oakenshaw
pshaw
scrimshaw
trishaw
wapenshaw
wappenshaw

Synonyms and antonyms of bicycle rickshaw in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «bicycle rickshaw» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BICYCLE RICKSHAW

Find out the translation of bicycle rickshaw to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of bicycle rickshaw from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «bicycle rickshaw» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

自行车人力车
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

rickshaw bicicleta
570 millions of speakers

English

bicycle rickshaw
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

साइकिल रिक्शा
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

دراجة عربة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

велосипед рикши
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

rickshaw bicicleta
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সাইকেল রিকশা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

vélo pousse-pousse
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Beca basikal
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Fahrradrikscha
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

自転車の人力車
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

자전거 인력거
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Becak sepeda
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

xe kéo xe đạp
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சைக்கிள் ரிக்ஷா
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

सायकल रिक्षा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Bisiklet çekçek
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

risciò
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

riksza rowerowa
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

велосипед рикші
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

biciclete ricșa
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

rickshaw ποδήλατο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

fiets riksjaw
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

cykel rickshawen
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

sykkel rickshaw
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of bicycle rickshaw

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BICYCLE RICKSHAW»

The term «bicycle rickshaw» is used very little and occupies the 158.503 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BICYCLE RICKSHAW» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about bicycle rickshaw

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BICYCLE RICKSHAW»

Discover the use of bicycle rickshaw in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to bicycle rickshaw and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Human Power: Human-Powered Vehicles, Human Power Devices, ...
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online.
Source Wikipedia, LLC Books, 2010
2
Vanished by the Danube: Peace, War, Revolution, and Flight ...
Gathering dark clouds threw a shadow over my one-man bicycle-rickshaw enterprise. As my business expanded, new regulations obliged me to pay taxes. I therefore needed a tax accountant. A friend of Uncle Toni's, another retired attorney, ...
Charles Farkas, 2013
3
Human-Powered Vehicles: Bicycle, Rickshaw, Unicycle, ...
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online.
Source: Wikipedia, Books Llc, Books Group, 2011
4
Frommer's China
A ride on a motorcycle or bicycle rickshaw to places within the wall costs only a few yuan. A bicycle rickshaw that can accommodate two people can be hired for around ¥50 for a whole day. Several of the courtyard hotels rent bicycles for ¥10  ...
Simon Foster, Candice Lee, Jen Lin-Liu, 2012
5
Wind Bell: Teachings from the San Francisco Zen Center 1968-2001
I had no idea how I would get back to the guesthouse where I was staying. The only way I could find was by a bicycle rickshaw. I had ridden in a bicycle rickshaw for short distances in the more modern parts of Delhi, but never in heavy traffic.
Michael Wenger, 2002
6
Migration and Development Within and Across Borders: ...
Box 1: The Bicycle Rickshaw Economy and Challenges for Policy Bicycle rickshaw pulling is one of the main jobs that poor and illiterate people enter when they go to the city in Bangladesh and India. In Bangladesh bicycle richskaw driving is ...
Josh DeWind, Jennifer Holdaway, 2008
7
Migration, Development and Poverty Reduction in Asia
BOX 4 THE BICYCLE RICKSHAW ECONOMY AND POLICY CHALLENGES ln Bangladesh and India pulling a bicycle rickshaw is one of the main activities for poor and illiterate people when they move to the cities. In Bangladesh this is the ...
Iom International Organization For Migration, 2008
8
Chiang Mai and Northern Thailand (Other Places Travel Guide)
Bicycle Rickshaws A fun and interesting adaptation of the two-wheeled rickshaw in Thailand has been the addition of a third, pedal-powered wheel onto the front of the rickshaw, hence the bicycle rickshaw. You will primarily see these inside ...
T. F. Rhoden, 2011
9
Sweet and Sour July
The walking tour continued through the hutongs to a bicycle rickshaw parking area. There, everyone paired off as each rickshaw consisted of a covered two- seater bench on wheels behind the bicycle seat, front wheel, and handle bars.
E G Barbuto, 2007
10
Magic Casements
In order (I thought) to escape them, I turned to an old bicycle rickshaw driver who was standing a few yards away. But he seemed to be in on the deal too, the shop owner got on his bike and led the bicycle rickshaw driver not toward the ghats ...
William Guy, 2004

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BICYCLE RICKSHAW»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term bicycle rickshaw is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Machetes fail to maim this human spirit
They were leaving a book fair at Dhaka University when they were dragged from a bicycle rickshaw in a crowded street. Police officers made no ... «The Independent, Jul 15»
2
India PM Modi's push to break gender bias sparks …
Please enable Javascript to watch this video. Indian schoolgirls travel to school on a bicycle rickshaw in the Old Quarters of New Delhi. «Channel News Asia, Jun 15»
3
Storytelling exhibition at upstairs [artspace]
... actions in household bathrooms and even on a bicycle rickshaw driven by a pregnant women (her passenger a drunken businessman). «Mountain Xpress, Jun 15»
4
Indians Fight the Heat
A bicycle rickshaw pressed into duty as an ice truck in Amritsar on Wednesday. Narinder Nanu/Agence France-Presse/Getty Images … «Wall Street Journal, May 15»
5
Delhi travel guide and things to do: 20 reasons to visit
Bombard your senses on a bicycle rickshaw ride along Chandni Chowk, or explore the intriguing labyrinth on foot, discovering temples, ... «Stuff.co.nz, Apr 15»
6
Walking New York
A walk implies purpose, if not direction, and one sticky twilight in June I took a bicycle rickshaw. I don't remember how much I paid to be ... «New York Times, Apr 15»
7
London streets blockaded as taxi drivers protest against Uber
We don't need more jobs like those at Walmart and McDonalds, but then we're a country which has newly minted bicycle rickshaw drivers, ... «CNET, Apr 15»
8
Tourists in safe hands of travel guides
Khun occasionally entrusted us to the care of bicycle rickshaw and bullock cart drivers but not without warnings to check for splinters and keep ... «The Australian, Apr 15»
9
Opinion: Bright future for Australian uranium and coal exports to India
RIDING in the back of a bicycle rickshaw through the streets of Old Delhi on Sunday afternoon presents a crash course in the pragmatism of ... «Courier Mail, Apr 15»
10
Bike-mad bride and groom made sure they were spoken for
Most newly-weds want a Rolls or a Bentley when they depart from the church, but the cycle-mad couple hired a bicycle rickshaw! «Liverpool Echo, Mar 15»

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