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taxi rank

British  

noun

  1. a place where taxis wait to be hired

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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He then drove to a taxi rank and offered lifts to people waiting in the queue.

From BBC Jul. 8, 2026

In the city centre, bus routes will be diverted and the St Mary Street taxi rank will be closed from 06:00 until 18:00.

From BBC Sep. 15, 2022

Taxi Wheels is a 2D platformer game set in Bara, a well-known minibus taxi rank in Soweto.

From The Guardian Jun. 15, 2020

In Kenema, a usually heaving taxi rank is all but deserted; its cabs have nowhere to go.

From Economist Aug. 14, 2014

A woman waiting at the taxi rank turned to stare.

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell

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