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- noun India, Thailand a
motorized rickshaw
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Examples
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The good news is that in Antigua and Lake Atitlán visitors can hail a tuk-tuk, which is one of the safer and more inexpensive ways to get around.
Maria Russo: The Good, the Sad and the Expensive in Antigua and Lake Atitlán Maria Russo 2011
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The good news is that in Antigua and Lake Atitlán visitors can hail a tuk-tuk, which is one of the safer and more inexpensive ways to get around.
Maria Russo: The Good, the Sad and the Expensive in Antigua and Lake Atitlán Maria Russo 2011
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Reuters Tourists sit on a tricycle taxi called a 'tuk-tuk' as they travel along a flooded street at Phranakhon district in Bangkok on Monday October 24, 2011.
Bangkok Flood Adds to City's Woes Patrick Barta 2011
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A tuk-tuk driver delivers us to the wrong nightclub, the bright neon lights lighting up the wrong dark alley.
Peter Winter: Driving at Night in Thailand Peter Winter 2011
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Most are simple -- a tuk-tuk driver that will take you to the sights for cheap... after a quick stop at his friend's silk shop.
Peter Winter: Driving at Night in Thailand Peter Winter 2011
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Most are simple -- a tuk-tuk driver that will take you to the sights for cheap... after a quick stop at his friend's silk shop.
Peter Winter: Driving at Night in Thailand Peter Winter 2011
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A tuk-tuk driver delivers us to the wrong nightclub, the bright neon lights lighting up the wrong dark alley.
Peter Winter: Driving at Night in Thailand Peter Winter 2011
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He helps us grab a tuk-tuk and we soon arrive at a shanty-esque seafood place down a gritty alley.
Peter Winter: Driving at Night in Thailand Peter Winter 2011
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Others can be a bit more aggressive -- a tuk-tuk driver that will take you to the sights for cheap... after a quick stop in a dark alley, a knife waiting for a quick payoff.
Peter Winter: Driving at Night in Thailand Peter Winter 2011
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While it wasn't quite a dangerous situation, the moment ends with the tuk-tuk driving away, our group lost and in need of transportation.
Peter Winter: Driving at Night in Thailand Peter Winter 2011
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