taxi

¹

[tak-see]

noun

plural

taxis, taxies 

1. a taxicab.

verb (used without object)

taxied, taxiing, taxying. 

1. to ride or travel in a taxicab.

2. (of an airplane) to move over the surface of the ground or water under its own power.

verb (used with object)

taxied, taxiing, taxying. 

1. to cause (an airplane) to taxi.

taxi-

²

1. variant of taxo-.

   taxidermy.

taxi

/ ˈtæksɪ /

noun

1. Also called: cab.  taxicab. a car, usually fitted with a taximeter, that may be hired, along with its driver, to carry passengers to any specified destination

verb

1. to cause (an aircraft) to move along the ground under its own power, esp before takeoff and after landing, or (of an aircraft) to move along the ground in this way

2. (intr) to travel in a taxi

Other Word Forms

• untaxied adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of taxi¹

1905–10, short for taxicab

Word History and Origins

Origin of taxi¹

C20: shortened from taximeter cab

Example Sentences

The report also referred to multiple incidents against taxi drivers, he said, when there was one incident.

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His 2015 movie "Taxi" featured him acting as a taxi driver and was shot entirely in a car.

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EHang plans to introduce an air taxi service, priced similarly to a premium road taxi, within three years.

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The UK government announced on Friday that asylum seekers would be banned from using taxis for medical appointments from February.

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It comes after a BBC investigation found some people had travelled long distances by taxi, with one asylum seeker saying they went on a 250-mile journey to a GP, costing the Home Office £600.

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