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taxicab

American  
[tak-see-kab] / ˈtæk siˌkæb /

noun

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


Etymology

Origin of taxicab

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

Example Sentences

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They’ve also gotten used to growing intrusions in the physical world, where everything from bathroom stalls to taxicab seats have become fair game for marketers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026

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 • Dec. 24, 2025

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 • May 22, 2024

He sat behind plexiglass, as if in a New York taxicab, able to peer only into the driver’s seat of the Chevy Bolt.

From New York Times • Oct. 4, 2022

A ten-cent taxicab drove up to the sidewalk.

From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers