Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary - rickshaw
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Rickshaw
rickshaw
also ricksha noun Etymology: alteration of jinrikisha Date: 1887 a small covered 2-wheeled vehicle usually for one passenger that is pulled by one man and that was used originally in Japan
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n. (also ricksha) a light two-wheeled hooded vehicle drawn by one or more persons. Etymology: abbr. of jinricksha, jinrikshaw f. Jap. jinrikisha f. jin person + riki power + sha vehicle ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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(rickshaws) A rickshaw is a simple vehicle that is used in Asia for carrying passengers. Some rickshaws are pulled by a man who walks or runs in front. N-COUNT RICOCHET (ricochets, ricocheting, ricocheted) When a bullet ricochets, it hits a surface and bounces away from it. The bullets ricocheted off the bonnet and windscreen. VERB: V prep/adv, also V • Ricochet is also a noun. He was wounded in the shoulder by a ricochet. N-COUNT ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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~ n a small vehicle used in South East Asia for carrying one or two passengers, that is pulled by someone walking or riding a bicycle ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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- 1887, shortened form of jinrikisha, popularized by Kipling, from Japanese jin "a man" + riki "power" + sha "carriage." ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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