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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Noun Inflected Forms

• taxi stands
  plural

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taxi stand

Upon his return, Craig, it seemed, had gotten into a car that flashed his incredibly generic name at the airport taxi stand at Pearson.

From Slate ● Mar. 26, 2018

The kindness of strangers is proverbial — a woman leads me through the bustle of an airport toward the taxi stand, a waitress hands me back a $50 bill I mistook for a 20.

From New York Times ● Nov. 17, 2016

When arriving at Atatürk, I would often pause by the taxi stand to take a few minutes of fresh air before battling the traffic back to my apartment.

From The New Yorker ● Jun. 29, 2016

Mushtaq Khan, a driver who was chatting at a taxi stand on a street corner in central Mumbai, said that he would not run the risk of driving while the strike was on.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2015

After another few minutes, a kid in silver walked up from the hotel taxi stand, where he’d been taking a break.

From "The Battle of the Labyrinth" by Rick Riordan