taxi stand

American  

[tak-see stand] / ˈtæk si ˌstænd /

noun

taxi stands plural

1. a designated area, as on a street or lane outside an airport, train station, etc., where taxicabs wait for passengers.

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• taxi stands
  plural

Example Sentences

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taxi stand

I was set on going, so I cast around for the sturdiest car at the taxi stand.

From Washington Post ● Jan. 14, 2022

“We met at a taxi stand in Chinatown. We had a coffee. We talked about the medallion. He was very hopeful.”

From Slate ● Nov. 7, 2021

During one conversation, at a taxi stand in Chinatown, Richard said he sometimes wondered whether the death was his fault.

From New York Times ● Dec. 23, 2019

Okri was heading for the taxi stand when he noticed “a rather strange-looking man in an unusual hat,” who seemed to be following him.

From The New Yorker ● Dec. 2, 2019

She opened her handbag and stuffed the book into it, and followed Lane down the long platform toward the taxi stand.

From "Franny and Zooey" by J. D. Salinger