water taxi

noun

1. a motorboat that transports passengers for a fare.

Word History and Origins

Origin of water taxi¹

First recorded in 1925–30

Example Sentences

We caravanned back to our water taxi, paddling delicately between ice chunks and translucent moon jellies as we passed the nest of a watchful bald eagle.

From Outside Online

Islesford Dock Restaurant and Gallery, on the Little Cranberry Island wharf, involves a trip aboard the Beal and Bunker ferry or a water taxi.

From Outside Online

Curt Jackson used to employ his water taxi, the Orca, to shuttle tourists from the small city of Homer to villages across Kachemak Bay that aren’t accessible by roads.

From Washington Post

One water taxi driver told The Daily Beast that he made more in two days hauling camera crews around than he had all summer.

From The Daily Beast

Vogue editor Anna Wintour was spotted in a water taxi with the bridal party on Friday night as they disembarked at the Aman Hotel.

From The Daily Beast

I took the last water taxi running from Eleuthera to Harbour Island.

From The Daily Beast