taxi
noun
a taxicab.
Example Sentences
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Planes have to be located, then towed or taxied.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 11, 2026
First, as the team charter taxied to the runway, a fuel pump alert came on in the cockpit, forcing the aircraft to return to its gate.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 31, 2025
The plane was carrying 242 people as it taxied along the runway at Ahmedabad International Airport on Thursday afternoon.
From BBC ● Jun. 12, 2025
As Air Force Two taxied for takeoff bound for Germany, Vice President Kamala Harris made her way through the plane handing out heart-shaped Valentine’s Day cookies.
From New York Times ● Feb. 15, 2024
Maddie taxied her little plane to the apron in front of the Operations hut and idled the engine, waiting.
From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein
