Definition of "pedicab" [ped•i•cab]

• A small three-wheeled vehicle having a seat, pedals, and handlebars in front for the operator and a usually hooded cab in back for passengers. (noun)

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• "After his city-designated six-month trial is complete at the end of 2009, he expects they'll hammer out regulations for long-term pedicab use around downtown Decatur, Oakhurst and Agnes Scott College."
• "The ticket Lycka received in July indicated that an ad for another business on his pedicab was a trailered sign, which is prohibited under the city's sign ordinance."
• "So far more than 350,000 informal workers such as pedicab drivers, cleaners and small-scale business people have joined social security programs."