taxi

ˈtæksi

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#1·4h ago

A vehicle that may be hired for single journeys by members of the public, particularly one with an automated meter to calculate the fare.

I cabbed a package downtown in my father's taxi.

Origin: Shortened from taximeter cab, automatic meter that records distance and fare from , from (whence also ), coined from . More at tax, task. The aviation sense originally derived from a slang term for training aircraft used for practicing ground operations, which were said to drive around the airfield like a taxicab, and subsequently applied to all aircraft ground movements. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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#2·4h ago

(aviation, slang, obsolete) An aircraft used for practicing ground manoeuvres.

"Taxi," he called. And when one pulled up to the curb with screeching brakes he ordered, "The nearest restaurant."

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#3·4h ago

(aviation, uncountable, countable) The movement of an aircraft across an airport's surface under its own power; a phase of aircraft operation involving this movement.

2007 August 24, Graham Linehan, The IT Crowd, Season 2, Episode 1:

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