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taxi rank

British  

noun

  1. a place where taxis wait to be hired

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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In the city centre, bus routes will be diverted because of road closures and St Mary Street taxi rank will be closed from 06:00 until 18:00.

From BBC • Sep. 15, 2022

In Kenema, a usually heaving taxi rank is all but deserted; its cabs have nowhere to go.

From Economist • Aug. 14, 2014

They won't just come up to the taxi rank, they want to be careful.

From Reuters • Sep. 26, 2012

During the march, Women's Minister Lulu Xingwana warned that she would close down the taxi rank if such harassment continued.

From BBC • Feb. 17, 2012

A woman waiting at the taxi rank turned to stare.

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell

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