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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Noun Inflected Forms

• taxi stands
  plural

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taxi stand

It’s during the voice-over when Henry recalls as a boy envying the wiseguys who hung out at the pizza parlor and taxi stand across the street from his home.

From New York Times ● May 26, 2022

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

From Washington Post ● Jan. 14, 2022

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

Marlyn Cifuentes used to work at a taxi stand outside baggage claim, helping riders find taxis.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2019

“See, this is a taxi stand, but it’s as close as I can get to Resthaven.”

From "The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm" by Nancy Farmer