rideshare
noun
ride·share
ˈrīd-ˌsher 
variants
or less commonly
or
plural rideshares also ride-shares or ride shares
1
: a service or network through which ride-sharing trips are arranged
Talk of imposed regulations on the popular rideshares such as Lyft and Uber has fueled debate among the Seattle community.—
University Wire (Carlsbad)
University Wire (Carlsbad)a rideshare company
rideshare apps
2
: an automobile trip that is arranged by means of ride-sharing
Riders from low-frequency transit areas who book subsidized trips that require both a bus ride and a rideshare will soon be able to do that in one step in the agency's app …—Chris Tisch and Caitlin Johnston
Chris Tisch and Caitlin Johnston3
: a private automobile used for a ride-sharing trip
Revelers arrive in sports cars and ride-shares several nights a week …—Patricia Mazzei
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This is the first of a new type of rideshare program flying to that orbit that augments SpaceX’s Transporter program that flies to SSO.
—Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 May 2025
When the retired prison guard exits the facility, Kev pretends to be his rideshare driver.
—Matt Cabral, EW.com, 26 May 2025
Officers were called to a Race Trac station on a report of a dispute between a rideshare driver and passenger, police said.
—Tanasia Kenney, Miami Herald, 22 May 2025
Starfish's first mission, Otter Pup 1, launched on SpaceX's Transporter 8 rideshare flight in June 2023, on board a space tug operated by the California company Launcher.
—Mike Wall, Space.com, 21 May 2025
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Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 May 2025
When the retired prison guard exits the facility, Kev pretends to be his rideshare driver.
—Matt Cabral, EW.com, 26 May 2025
Officers were called to a Race Trac station on a report of a dispute between a rideshare driver and passenger, police said.
—Tanasia Kenney, Miami Herald, 22 May 2025
Starfish's first mission, Otter Pup 1, launched on SpaceX's Transporter 8 rideshare flight in June 2023, on board a space tug operated by the California company Launcher.
—Mike Wall, Space.com, 21 May 2025
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“Rideshare.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rideshare. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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