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

It’s during the voice-over when Henry recalls as a boy envying the wiseguys who hung out at the pizza parlor and taxi stand across the street from his home.

From New York Times ● May 26, 2022

“We met at a taxi stand in Chinatown. We had a coffee. We talked about the medallion. He was very hopeful.”

From Slate ● Nov. 7, 2021

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

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

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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