hackney carriage
hackney carriage noun: a horse-drawn carriage for public hire.
Noun
hackney carriage (plural hackney carriages)
- A horse-drawn carriage for public hire.
- Synonyms:
- hack cab, hackney cab
- Synonym of black cab, an officially licensed taxi, a motorized vehicle for public hire.
- It is clear the Tory party is on an ideological crusade against my industry. Its interference in London’s recent private hire review shows just how far the government will go to deregulate the UK hackney carriage trade.2016 February 9, Trevor Merralls, “Uber is no better than an old-fashioned gangmaster – so London’s cabbies are striking”, in The Guardian
- Synonyms:
- black cab
hackney carriage meaning in Tamil
hackney carriage in Tamil
- வாடகைவண்டி
Synonyms of hackney carriage
Forms of hackney carriage
| plural | hackney carriages |
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Questions about hackney carriage
- What does hackney carriage mean?
- Hackney carriage means a horse-drawn carriage for public hire.
- What is hackney carriage in Tamil?
- Hackney carriage in Tamil is வாடகைவண்டி. See Hackney carriage meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is hackney carriage?
- Hackney carriage is a noun.
- What is the plural of hackney carriage?
- The plural of hackney carriage is hackney carriages.
Words near hackney carriage in the dictionary
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