taxicab
Americannoun
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taxicabs
plural
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of taxicab
First recorded in 1905–10; taxi(meter) + cab 1
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His first Emmy came for directing "Taxi," a groundbreaking comedy starring Danny DeVito, Andy Kaufman and Tony Danza, about the rough and tumble staff of a New York City taxicab company.
From Barron's ● Jun. 19, 2026
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
“There’s security footage of the corner store that shows me walking, hobbling on one leg and getting on the hood of the taxicab and begging him to help me.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 18, 2023
At night he was a dispatcher for a taxicab company.
From "Small Steps" by Louis Sachar
The company is working on its own artificial-intelligence chips, self-driving taxicabs and humanoid robots.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2025
In a column this week, though, Friedman lays out what he believes could be a winning middle way: A political party that is singularly focused on building robotic taxicabs.
From Slate ● Apr. 26, 2025
The state’s Department of Motor Vehicles and Public Utilities Commission pulled permits that let the company operate driverless taxicabs.
From Washington Times ● Oct. 25, 2023
“There is a feeling that science is another institution like the music industry or taxicabs that are ripe for fundamental transformation to make it much more efficient.”
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 18, 2023
Sometimes you get tired of riding in taxicabs the same way you get tired riding in elevators.
From "The Catcher in the Rye" by J. D. Salinger
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