单词 | taximetric |
释义 | † taximetricadj. Obsolete. rare. Of a vehicle: fitted with a taximeter. ΘΚΠ society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > vehicles (plying) for hire > [adjective] > having taximeter taximetric1904 taximetered1907 1904 Philadelphia Inquirer 9 Oct. iii. 1/1 The widely heralded taxametric carriages, for which one pays according to the distance traveled, are to disappear, but in name only. After a profound discussion experiologists have decided that the word ‘taxametric’ is incorrectly formed and should be taximetric. 1906 Westm. Gaz. 15 Mar. 2/3 I have just returned from Paris, where most cabs are now ‘taxametric’. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2019; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < adj.1904 |
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