taxi
1 Americannoun
plural
taxis, taxiesverb (used without object)
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to ride or travel in a taxicab.
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(of an airplane) to move over the surface of the ground or water under its own power.
verb (used with object)
noun
verb
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to cause (an aircraft) to move along the ground under its own power, esp before takeoff and after landing, or (of an aircraft) to move along the ground in this way
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(intr) to travel in a taxi
Other Word Forms
- untaxied adjective
Etymology
Origin of taxi
1905–10, short for taxicab
Example Sentences
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His taxi was stopped by security personnel as they neared the terminal and told to turn around, he said.
He told BBC Radio Kent: "I was told I needed to be in north London for 07:00 GMT and I said there was no trains, so they sent a taxi for me instead."
From BBC
Amplify has already helped Yusuf Hussein to return to work, after he lost his driving licence and his job as a taxi driver and his relationship broke down.
From BBC
Nevertheless, on Saturday morning just before the strikes, life in Tehran was moving at its usual pace, taxis and buses were inching through mid-morning traffic and people were running errands.
From Barron's
"We got on the plane and were literally about to taxi when the pilot said: 'We have some bad news - we're not going anywhere'," she told the BBC.
From BBC
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