minicabn.

Brit.

/ˈmɪnɪkab/, U.S.

/ˈmɪniˌkæb/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: mini- comb. form, cab n.²

Etymology: < mini- comb. form + cab n.² Compare taxicab n.

Chiefly British.

A taxi which may be booked in advance, but which is not licensed to pick up passengers who hail it on the street.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > vehicles (plying) for hire > [noun] > taxi > types of taxi

hackney cab1832

black taxi1911

Jixi1926

shared taxi1937

share-taxi1943

sherut1950

dolmus1957

taxi1958

gypsy cab1960

minicab1960

Gypsy1968

okada1993

boda boda1995

1960 Economist 12 Nov. 711/3 Current regulations regarding London taxis would not allow the introduction of what Mr. Dennis Vosper, speaking for the Home Office, called ‘minicabs’.

1965 Spectator 12 Mar. 322/3 I travelled by mini-cab from Baker Street to Kensington.

1982 Daily Tel. 22 July 1/1 A mini-cab driver said..that he had driven into the quadrangle at Buckingham Palace with 50 shotgun cartridges in the boot of his car.

1993 Guardian 1 Nov. i. 13/8 Our Transport Minister..has decided to ‘explore options’ for smashing up the black-cab system and unleashing deregulated minicabs on to the streets of London.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	minicab
释义	minicabn. Brit. /ˈmɪnɪkab/, U.S. /ˈmɪniˌkæb/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: mini- comb. form, cab n.² Etymology: < mini- comb. form + cab n.² Compare taxicab n. Chiefly British. A taxi which may be booked in advance, but which is not licensed to pick up passengers who hail it on the street. ΘΚΠ society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > vehicles (plying) for hire > [noun] > taxi > types of taxi hackney cab1832 black taxi1911 Jixi1926 shared taxi1937 share-taxi1943 sherut1950 dolmus1957 taxi1958 gypsy cab1960 minicab1960 Gypsy1968 okada1993 boda boda1995 1960 Economist 12 Nov. 711/3 Current regulations regarding London taxis would not allow the introduction of what Mr. Dennis Vosper, speaking for the Home Office, called ‘minicabs’. 1965 Spectator 12 Mar. 322/3 I travelled by mini-cab from Baker Street to Kensington. 1982 Daily Tel. 22 July 1/1 A mini-cab driver said..that he had driven into the quadrangle at Buckingham Palace with 50 shotgun cartridges in the boot of his car. 1993 Guardian 1 Nov. i. 13/8 Our Transport Minister..has decided to ‘explore options’ for smashing up the black-cab system and unleashing deregulated minicabs on to the streets of London. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1960
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