taxicab

American  

[tak-see-kab] / ˈtæk siˌkæb /

noun

1. a public passenger vehicle, especially an automobile, usually fitted with a taximeter.

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Etymology

Origin of taxicab

First recorded in 1905–10; taxi(meter) + cab ¹

Example Sentences

What sets robotaxis apart is the privacy it offers that can’t be found on crowded subways or even in a traditional taxicab.

From MarketWatch

Officers and Seattle Fire Department personnel found a taxicab and truck significantly damaged at the intersection, police said.

From Seattle Times

When she awoke, she was alone in a taxicab headed back to the home of an unnamed fashion designer who had introduced McKinney and Combs earlier that night.

From Los Angeles Times

Under commission was a taxicab for a New Yorker who had initially ordered a coffin in the shape of the Guggenheim Museum, which, we all agreed, was not a particularly comfortable eternal resting place.

From New York Times

It wasn't the first time the 74-year-old Engoron, a former taxicab driver who has spent two decades on the bench, lost patience with the defense in New York Attorney General Letitia James' lawsuit.

From Reuters

Related Words

• carriage
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