taxi stand

American  

[tak-see stand] / ˈtæk si ˌstænd /

noun

• taxi stands
  plural

1. a designated area, as on a street or lane outside an airport, train station, etc., where taxicabs wait for passengers.

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• taxi stands
  plural

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Example Sentences

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taxi stand

I was set on going, so I cast around for the sturdiest car at the taxi stand.

From Washington Post ● Jan. 14, 2022

During one conversation, at a taxi stand in Chinatown, Richard said he sometimes wondered whether the death was his fault.

From New York Times ● Dec. 23, 2019

Okri was heading for the taxi stand when he noticed “a rather strange-looking man in an unusual hat,” who seemed to be following him.

From The New Yorker ● Dec. 2, 2019

Marlyn Cifuentes used to work at a taxi stand outside baggage claim, helping riders find taxis.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2019

I met my father's plane at Charles de Gaulle, and as we were walking toward the taxi stand, a bag of peanuts fell from the pouch of his suitcase.

From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris

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