taxicab

[ tak-see-kab ]

/ ˈtæk siˌkæb /

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noun

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

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weal

well-being, prosperity, or happiness.

the intervening time.

a somewhat prolonged, sharp, shrill cry, as of pain, fear, or surprise.

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Origin of taxicab

First recorded in 1905–10; taxi(meter) + cab¹

Words nearby taxicab

taxi rank, taxi squad, taxi strip, taxi truck, taxi-, taxicab, taxidermy, taxila, taximan, taximeter, taximetrics

Example sentences from the Web for taxicab

The mortally wounded Cherry lost control of his Maserati and the car careened into a taxicab, causing it to burst into flames.
Shooting on the Strip: Las Vegas’s Prostitution Secret|John L. Smith|August 4, 2013|DAILY BEAST
That makes it harder to get everything from a taxicab to a job.
Why Don't Americans Save?|Megan McArdle|March 13, 2013|DAILY BEAST
She'd seen ads for it on New York City buses and taxicab tops, the anonymous columnist notoriously vicious.
Dr. Scarpetta Heads to Psych Ward|Daily Beast Promotions|February 23, 2009|DAILY BEAST
Well, she had fallen off and had to be taken home in a taxicab.
Tish, The Chronicle of Her Escapades and Excursions|Mary Roberts Rinehart

Twenty minutes later a taxicab set down the old man at the door, and a maid admitted him and brought him into the saloon.
The Angel of Terror|Edgar Wallace
"I'm going for that taxicab," said Grace, as Emma still remained silent.
Grace Harlowe's Return to Overton Campus|Jessie Graham Flower
It possesses, moreover, a moo which is a blend between a ship's siren and a taxicab's honk syringe.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 158, January 28th, 1920|Various
It took an automobile and a train and a taxicab to bring me.
Mary Rose of Mifflin|Frances R. Sterrett

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