water taxi

DCHP-1 (pre-1967)

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a small boat that functions as a short-trip carrier.

Quotations

1956

--each establishment possessed both a boat and an Eskimo servant, which comprised an unique form of water taxi.

1958

Three water-taxi outfits operate out of Alert Bay to supply speedy service to all outlying points.

1965

[Caption] Prospector's water taxi on the Limestone River, 1928.