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taxi rank

taxi rank noun: an area reserved for taxi cabs to await customers.

taxi rank: an area reserved for taxi cabs to await customers
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Noun

taxi rank (plural taxi ranks)

  1. An area reserved for taxi cabs to await customers.
    • Getting off the train he made his way to the taxi rank.
    Synonyms:
    cab rank, taxicab stand, cab stand, taxi stand, hack stand
  2. (UK) The system whereby barristers must accept a brief if they are the first available when one comes up.
    • Although she detested her client, the taxi rank system meant she had no choice but to take the case.
    Synonyms:
    cab-rank rule

Synonyms of taxi rank

All synonyms of taxi rank

Forms of taxi rank

pluraltaxi ranks

Questions about taxi rank

What does taxi rank mean?
Taxi rank means an area reserved for taxi cabs to await customers.
What part of speech is taxi rank?
Taxi rank is a noun.
What is the plural of taxi rank?
The plural of taxi rank is taxi ranks.

Words near taxi rank in the dictionary

  1. taxi drivers
  2. taxi fare
  3. taxi fares
  4. taxi pole
  5. taxi poles
  6. taxi rank
  7. taxi ranks
  8. taxi squad
  9. taxi squads
  10. taxi stand
  11. taxi stands

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