(London) a black cab, a taxi that is only hailed from the street.
To insure prompt service, large financial and legal concerns maintain accounts with as many as 10 black-car companies.
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(New York City) a taxi that cannot be hailed from the street, but is called by placing a phone-in request; a call cab, a radio taxi.
Today the term "livery car" encompasses a range of private taxis, including car services that serve the working and middle classes, "black cars" that transport businesspeople, commuter vans in Queens and Brooklyn and vans for the disabled.
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(US) A large government SUV with blacked-out windows.
To insure prompt service, large financial and legal concerns maintain accounts with as many as 10 black-car companies.
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