taxi

[ tak-see ]
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noun,plural tax·is or tax·ies.
verb (used without object),tax·ied, tax·i·ing or tax·y·ing.
  1. to ride or travel in a taxicab.

  2. (of an airplane) to move over the surface of the ground or water under its own power.

verb (used with object),tax·ied, tax·i·ing or tax·y·ing.
  1. to cause (an airplane) to taxi.

Origin of taxi

1
1905–10, Americanism; short for taxicab

Other words from taxi

  • un·tax·ied, adjective

Other definitions for taxi- (2 of 2)

taxi-

  1. variant of taxo-: taxidermy.

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How to use taxi in a sentence

  • As the amphibian taxied away without its passenger, Clyde Wendell came down the trail.

    The Missing Formula | Mildred A. Wirt, AKA Ann Wirt
  • Jimmy turned the nose of his plane toward the vessel and taxied to a point close to leeward of it.

    The Flying Reporter | Lewis E. (Lewis Edwin) Theiss
  • Then, intending to meet officers there, he and Penny taxied along the winding river road.

    Ghost Beyond the Gate | Mildred A. Wirt
  • It was almost immediate—as soon as he was sworn in, the plane taxied out and took off.

    Warren Commission (7 of 26): Hearings Vol. VII (of 15) | The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy
  • You taxied by zigzagging because the nose of the plane was up while on the ground and you couldn't see directly in front of you.

British Dictionary definitions for taxi

taxi

/ (ˈtæksɪ) /


nounplural taxis or taxies
  1. Also called: cab, taxicab a car, usually fitted with a taximeter, that may be hired, along with its driver, to carry passengers to any specified destination

verbtaxies, taxiing, taxying or taxied
  1. 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

  2. (intr) to travel in a taxi

Origin of taxi

1
C20: shortened from taximeter cab

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