taxi
/ˈtæksi/
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British/ˈtaksɪj/
taxi noun: a vehicle that may be hired for single journeys by members of the public, particularly one with an automated meter to calculate the fare.
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Noun
taxi (countable and uncountable, plural taxis or taxies)
- 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.
- "Taxi," he called. And when one pulled up to the curb with screeching brakes he ordered, "The nearest restaurant."1932, Delos W. Lovelace, King Kong, published 1965, page 12
- An aircraft used for practicing ground manoeuvres.
- Capt. Dawes and Bellairs were out with the Deperdussin taxi, and also with the brevet machine, rolling.1912, Flight: The Aircraft Engineer
- ... some similar untidy pile of what had been a school biplane is recorded to have acted the part of red rag to the bull of a "taxi" monoplane , which despite its driver's efforts insisted on charging and trampling on the battered fragments.1914, Aeroplane and Commercial Aviation News
- 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.
- Seat belts must be kept fastened during taxi, takeoff, turbulence, and landing.
- Synonym of shared taxi.
- Synonyms:
- shared taxi
Verb
taxi (third-person singular simple present taxis or (rare) taxies, present participle taxiing or (rare) taxying, simple past and past participle taxied)
- To move an aircraft on the ground under its own power.
- taxi down the runway
- To travel by taxicab.
- [H]e had taxied to the waterfront bent upon a business in which nostalgia had no part[.]1932, Delos W. Lovelace, King Kong, published 1965, page 1
taxi meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
taxi in Hindi
- vehicle available for public hire
- टैक्सी ṭaiksī, टेक्सी ṭeksī
taxi in Tamil
- vehicle available for public hire
- டாக்ஸி ṭāksi
taxi in Marathi
- vehicle available for public hire
- टॅक्सी ṭĕksī
taxi in Urdu
- vehicle available for public hire
- ٹَیکْسِی ṭaiksī
More languagesFewer languages
- taxi in Bengali
- ট্যাক্সি ṭêkśi, ক্যাব kêb
- taxi in Telugu
- టాక్సీ ṭāksī
- taxi in Malayalam
- ടാക്സി ṭāksi
- taxi in Kannada
- ಟ್ಯಾಕ್ಸಿ ṭyāksi
- taxi in Punjabi
- ਟੈਕਸੀ ṭaiksī
- taxi in Gujarati
- ટેક્સી ṭeksī, ભાડૂતી ગાડી bhāḍūtī gāḍī
- taxi in Odia
- ଟ୍ୟାକ୍ସି ṭyāksi
- taxi in Sinhala
- ටැක්සිය ṭæksiya
- taxi in Assamese
- টেক্সী teksi
- taxi in Nepali
- ट्याक्सी ṭyāksī
- taxi in Pashto
- ټکسي ṭaksi
- taxi in Tagalog
- taxi
- taxi in Arabic
- تَاكْسِي tāksī, سَيَّارَةُ أُجْرَة sayyāratu ʔujra
- taxi in Malay
- teksi
- taxi in Indonesian
- taksi
- taxi in Thai
- แท็กซี่ tɛ́k-sîi, รถแท็กซี่ rót tɛ́k-sîi
- taxi in Vietnamese
- xe tắc xi, tắc xi
- taxi in Myanmar
- တက္ကစီ takka.ci, တက်စီ takci
- Dhivehi
- ޓެކްސީ ṭek̊sī
Examples of taxi in a sentence
- We went there by foot because we could not afford a taxi.
- She poured him into a taxi and handed the driver the fare.
- At slow taxiing speed, there is insufficient rudder authority to steer the aeroplane.
Synonyms of taxi
Forms of taxi
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | taxis |
| plural | taxies |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | taxis |
| present participle | taxiing |
| past participle | taxied |
| past | taxied |
| third-person singular present (rare) | taxies |
| present participle (rare) | taxying |
Origin of taxi
Shortened from taximeter cab, taximeter (“automatic meter that records distance and fare”) from French taximètre, from German Taxameter (whence also English taxameter), coined from Medieval Latin taxa (“tax, charge”). 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.
Words formed from taxi
- air taxi
- baby taxi
- battle taxi
- bike taxi
- burrito taxi
- bush taxi
- cockroach taxi
- e-taxi
- local taxi
- motorcycle taxi
- robotaxi
- robot taxi
- self-driving taxi
- shared taxi
- share taxi
- taxi bot
- taxibus
- taxicab
- taxi-cabman
- taxicam
- taxi-dance
- taxi dance
- taxi-dance hall
- taxi dance hall
- taxi-dancer
- taxi dancer
- taxi dancing
- taxi-distance
- taxi distance
- taxi driver
- taxi fare
- taxiful
- Taxigate
- taxi-girl
- taxiless
- taxilike
- taximan
- taxiphone
- taxiplane
- taxi pole
- taxi rank
- taxi squad
- taxi stand
- taxi uncle
- taxiway
- taxi yellow
- velotaxi
- water taxi
Phrases with taxi
- robo taxi
- taxi bots
- taxi fares
- taxi poles
- taxi ranks
- taxi dances
- taxi squads
- taxi stands
- taxi uncles
- taxi dancers
- taxi drivers
- taxi yellows
2 more phrasesFewer phrases
Words that rhyme with taxi
Questions about taxi
- What does taxi mean?
- Taxi means a vehicle that may be hired for single journeys by members of the public, particularly one with an automated meter to calculate the fare.
- What is taxi in Hindi?
- Taxi in Hindi is टैक्सी (ṭaiksī), टेक्सी (ṭeksī). See Taxi meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is taxi?
- Taxi can be a noun or a verb.
- How do you pronounce taxi?
- Taxi is pronounced /ˈtæksi/ (UK).
- What is the plural of taxi?
- The plural of taxi is taxis.
Words near taxi in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: taxi (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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