taxi

¹

[tak-see]

noun

plural

taxis, taxies 

1. a taxicab.

verb (used without object)

taxied, taxiing, taxying. 

1. to ride or travel in a taxicab.

2. (of an airplane) to move over the surface of the ground or water under its own power.

verb (used with object)

taxied, taxiing, taxying. 

1. to cause (an airplane) to taxi.

taxi-

²

1. variant of taxo-.

   taxidermy.

taxi

/ ˈtæksɪ /

noun

1. Also called: cab.  taxicab. a car, usually fitted with a taximeter, that may be hired, along with its driver, to carry passengers to any specified destination

verb

1. to cause (an aircraft) to move along the ground under its own power, esp before takeoff and after landing, or (of an aircraft) to move along the ground in this way

2. (intr) to travel in a taxi

Other Word Forms

• untaxied adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of taxi¹

1905–10, short for taxicab

Word History and Origins

Origin of taxi¹

C20: shortened from taximeter cab

Example Sentences

Mobile browsing is sometimes painfully slow, so people use the app to coordinate local matters, order taxis, buy alcohol, and share news.

From BBC

At the Grand Palace Hotel, the team’s accommodations, each player was handed a plastic key tag to show taxi drivers for the ride back.

From Los Angeles Times

The discontent escalated into violence when a 21-year-old motorcycle taxi driver was fatally struck by an armored police vehicle speeding through the crowd.

From Los Angeles Times

They turned violent after young motorcycle taxi driver Affan Kurniawan was killed when he was run over by a police vehicle.

From BBC

He accused parents of using home to school transport as "free taxi transport for their children".

From BBC

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