taxi
A vehicle that may be hired for single journeys by members of the public, particularly one with an automated meter to calculate the fare.
Example
“I cabbed a package downtown in my father's taxi.”
Other meanings
The movement of an aircraft across an airport's surface under its own power; a phase of aircraft operation involving this movement.
“During taxi, the flaps and slats are extended and the second engine (if not already running) is started.”
An aircraft used for practicing ground manoeuvres.
Related words
- taxiful
- taxiplane
- velotaxi
- air taxi
- baby taxi
- battle taxi
- bike taxi
- burrito taxi
- bush taxi
- taxi dance hall
- taxi dancing
- taxi-dance
Word history
From Medieval Latin "taxa" (tax, charge).
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “taxi” on Wiktionary, by its contributors, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.