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    tax·i·cab
    /ˈtaksēˌkab/

    noun

    • 1. a car licensed to transport passengers in return for payment of a fare, usually fitted with a taximeter.

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishTAXICAB | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    Meaning of taxicab in English. taxicab. noun [ C ] uk / ˈtæk.si.kæb / us / ˈtæk.si.kæb / Add to word list. a taxi. See also. cab. taxi noun. Compare. hansom cab. minicab UK. Peter Phipp/Photographer's Choice/GettyImages. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Cars. 4×4. all-wheel drive. artic. automobile. banger. beetle. black cab.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › taxicabTaxicab Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of TAXICAB is an automobile that carries passengers for a fare usually determined by the distance traveled. How to use taxicab in a sentence.

  4. www.dictionary.com › browse › taxicabTAXICAB Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Taxicab definition: a public passenger vehicle, especially an automobile, usually fitted with a taximeter. . See examples of TAXICAB used in a sentence.

  5. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › taxicabTaxicab - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    Definitions of taxicab. noun. a car driven by a person whose job is to take passengers where they want to go in exchange for money. synonyms: cab, hack, taxi.

  6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishTAXICAB definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    noun. a public passenger vehicle, esp. an automobile, usually fitted with a taximeter. Most material © 2005, 1997, 1991 by Penguin Random House LLC. Modified entries © 2019 by Penguin Random House LLC and HarperCollins Publishers Ltd. Word origin. [ 1905–10; taxi ( meter) + cab] Examples of 'taxicab' in a sentence.

  7. www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › taxicabtaxicab | meaning of taxicab in Longman Dictionary of...

    taxicab. From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Related topics: Motor vehicles tax‧i‧cab /ˈtæksikæb/ noun [ countable] a taxi Examples from the Corpus taxicab • It's quite likely she calls a taxicab every time and has it waiting round the corner out of sight.

  8. www.yourdictionary.com › taxicabTaxicab Definition & Meaning | YourDictionary

    noun. taxicabs. An automobile in which passengers are carried for a fare. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Synonyms: taxi. hack. cab. vehicle. car. automobile. curb cruiser. nighthawk. crawler. sightseeing car. tourist car. Other Word Forms of Taxicab. Noun. Singular: taxicab. Plural: taxicabs. Origin of Taxicab. taxi (meter) cab.

  9. www.dictionary.com › browse › taxicabTAXICAB Definition & Usage Examples | Dictionary.com

    How to use . taxicab in a sentenceThe mortally wounded Cherry lost control of his Maserati and the car careened into a taxicab, causing it to burst into flames.

  10. www.britannica.com › dictionary › taxicabTaxicab Definition & Meaning | Britannica Dictionary

    taxicab / ˈ tæksiˌkæb/ noun. plural taxicabs. Britannica Dictionary definition of TAXICAB. : 1 taxi. [count] He drives a taxicab. [noncount] They arrived by taxicab.

  11. www.oed.com › dictionary › taxicab_ntaxicab, n. meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English...

    A motor car fitted with a taximeter and licensed to transport passengers to destinations of their choice in return for payment of a fare. Cf. cab n.2, taxi n. 1907. The ‘ taxicabs ’ are as comfortable and convenient as a private motor-car. Observer 24 March 5/3. 1978. An aged taxi-cab parked in the [station] forecourt.