cab
1a taxicab.
any of various horse-drawn vehicles, as a hansom or brougham, especially one for public hire.
the covered or enclosed part of a locomotive, truck, crane, etc., where the operator sits.
the glass-enclosed area of an airport control tower in which the controllers are stationed.
to ride in a taxicab or horse-drawn cab: They cabbed to the theater.
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or kab
an ancient Hebrew measure equal to about two quarts.
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How to use cab in a sentence
Abraham, a yellow cab driver and student, feels that blacks are targeted unfairly by the police.
In a bizarre twist to proceedings, Miss Manners sought to have her £30 cab fare from her Kensington flat to court refunded.
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It seemed rather strange to be spoken to by a cab-horse, but Davy answered that he was feeling quite well.
Davy and The Goblin | Charles E. CarrylBut Mamma and Papa and Judy had quitted the cab, and all the luggage was being taken into the house.
Kipling Stories and Poems Every Child Should Know, Book II | Rudyard KiplingHe got her into a cab at last, and they had reached the Haggards' house in May Fair, at which, they were stopping for the night.
The Pit Town Coronet, Volume I (of 3) | Charles James WillsThen, his hand resting on the handle of the cab-door, this expression suddenly changed to one of alert suspicion.
Dope | Sax RohmerCome away, my lady; it won't be long till we meet a cab or something to fetch us where you please.
Checkmate | Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu
British Dictionary definitions for cab (1 of 3)
/ (kæb) /
a taxi
(as modifier): a cab rank
the enclosed compartment of a lorry, locomotive, crane, etc, from which it is driven or operated
(formerly) a light horse-drawn vehicle used for public hire
first cab off the rank Australian informal the first person, etc, to do or take advantage of something
Origin of cab
1British Dictionary definitions for cab (2 of 3)
kab
/ (kæb) /
an ancient Hebrew measure equal to about 2.3 litres (4 pints)
Origin of cab
2British Dictionary definitions for CAB (3 of 3)
(in Britain) Citizens' Advice Bureau
(in the US) Civil Aeronautics Board
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