taxicab
Americannoun
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taxicabs
plural
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Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of taxicab
First recorded in 1905–10; taxi(meter) + cab 1
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Or, as Ms. Underwood puts it, “we both drive like New York City taxicab drivers.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
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
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
Firefighters extricated passengers from the taxicab and provided medical aid.
From Seattle Times ● May 23, 2024
When I hang up my line, the boy will find himself talking to a taxicab company.
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
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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