cab rankn.

Brit.

/ˈkab raŋk/, U.S.

/ˈkæb ˌræŋk/, Australian English

/ˈkæb ræŋk/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: cab n.², rank n.¹

Etymology: < cab n.² + rank n.¹ Compare slightly earlier cab stand n. at cab n.² Compounds 2.For a precursor of the use in sense 2a (and an explanation of the metaphor), compare:1913 Times 20 June 4/4 The cab-rank analogy... Mr. Justice Neville is exactly right in his analogy between the ‘first hail’ to the driver ‘on the rank’ and the first brief to the barrister, because the former is only bound to respond unless he has ‘a reasonable excuse’ for not doing so.

Chiefly British and Australian.

1. A designated area where taxicabs or (formerly) taxi carriages line up to wait for business; = taxi rank n.Cab ranks are often located at busy locations such as airports, train stations, etc., and usually operate on a first come, first served system in which the taxi at the front of the line serves the first customer, the remaining taxis moving ahead as each taxi departs.Cab stand is the more usual term in North American use.

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society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > vehicles (plying) for hire > [noun] > row of vehicles waiting to be hired

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1834 Morning Post 28 Mar. He swore that, standing in Coventry-street, at that hour in the morning, there being a cab rank between them, he could see persons come out of the Defendant's house.

1876 Age (Melbourne) 18 Jan. 2/6 A cab rank..occupied the centre of the road.

1994 This Country Canada Spring 82/2 I..went out to the cab rank. I gave the first taxi driver there..$200 cash and asked him to look after me for my weekend.

2018 Daily Tel. (Austral.) (Nexis) 13 Aug. 15 At a busy cab rank in a beachside suburb on Saturday night, well-dressed revellers wait to be ferried home or on to the next venue.

2. In extended use.

a. English Law. A rule or system by which a barrister is obliged to accept instructions to act on behalf of a client, provided that he or she is qualified to do so and is not otherwise engaged. Chiefly as a modifier, in cab rank rule, cab rank principle. Cf. taxi rank n. 2.

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1927 Law Jrnl. 18 June 590/1 The fate of the average K.C. M.P. [i.e. a barrister who is both King's Counsel and a Member of Parliament]..is beset by a thousand perils unknown to the barrister who remains patiently in the legal cab rank.

1962 Amer. Bar. Assoc. Jrnl. Feb. 150/1 The rules of that distinguished society might well embrace a considerable part of the ‘cab rank’ principle of the English Bar.

2004 H. Kennedy Just Law (2005) x. 215 I believe in the ‘cab rank rule’ which says briefs should not be turned down because of the nature of the offence or the client and I think everyone should take their turn on the front line.

b. Military. A line or group of military aircraft waiting in readiness (usually while in flight) to be called on for a particular task.Recorded earliest as a modifier.

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society > travel > air or space travel > a means of conveyance through the air > [noun] > an aircraft > a group of aircraft > line waiting in readiness

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1943 Daily Mail 10 Dec. 4/3 The Allies have been using a new ‘cab rank’ service of fighter-bombers in the assaults on Kesselring's winter line... Machines on ‘cab rank’ duty patrol over front lines during a battle, waiting to be whistled up to carry out any special job.

1945 Times 1 Mar. 5/7 A ‘cab-rank’ has been maintained over the bridgehead.

2014 West Australian (Perth) (Nexis) 4 Oct. 9 Australian jets will join a coalition cab rank of strike aircraft, circling over northern Iraq until being called on to specific targets as the need arises.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2019; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	cab rank
释义	cab rankn. Brit. /ˈkab raŋk/, U.S. /ˈkæb ˌræŋk/, Australian English /ˈkæb ræŋk/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: cab n.², rank n.¹ Etymology: < cab n.² + rank n.¹ Compare slightly earlier cab stand n. at cab n.² Compounds 2.For a precursor of the use in sense 2a (and an explanation of the metaphor), compare:1913 Times 20 June 4/4 The cab-rank analogy... Mr. Justice Neville is exactly right in his analogy between the ‘first hail’ to the driver ‘on the rank’ and the first brief to the barrister, because the former is only bound to respond unless he has ‘a reasonable excuse’ for not doing so. Chiefly British and Australian. 1. A designated area where taxicabs or (formerly) taxi carriages line up to wait for business; = taxi rank n.Cab ranks are often located at busy locations such as airports, train stations, etc., and usually operate on a first come, first served system in which the taxi at the front of the line serves the first customer, the remaining taxis moving ahead as each taxi departs.Cab stand is the more usual term in North American use. ΘΚΠ society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > vehicles (plying) for hire > [noun] > row of vehicles waiting to be hired rank1829 cab rank1834 taxi rank1907 1834 Morning Post 28 Mar. He swore that, standing in Coventry-street, at that hour in the morning, there being a cab rank between them, he could see persons come out of the Defendant's house. 1876 Age (Melbourne) 18 Jan. 2/6 A cab rank..occupied the centre of the road. 1994 This Country Canada Spring 82/2 I..went out to the cab rank. I gave the first taxi driver there..$200 cash and asked him to look after me for my weekend. 2018 Daily Tel. (Austral.) (Nexis) 13 Aug. 15 At a busy cab rank in a beachside suburb on Saturday night, well-dressed revellers wait to be ferried home or on to the next venue. 2. In extended use. a. English Law. A rule or system by which a barrister is obliged to accept instructions to act on behalf of a client, provided that he or she is qualified to do so and is not otherwise engaged. Chiefly as a modifier, in cab rank rule, cab rank principle. Cf. taxi rank n. 2. ΚΠ 1927 Law Jrnl. 18 June 590/1 The fate of the average K.C. M.P. [i.e. a barrister who is both King's Counsel and a Member of Parliament]..is beset by a thousand perils unknown to the barrister who remains patiently in the legal cab rank. 1962 Amer. Bar. Assoc. Jrnl. Feb. 150/1 The rules of that distinguished society might well embrace a considerable part of the ‘cab rank’ principle of the English Bar. 2004 H. Kennedy Just Law (2005) x. 215 I believe in the ‘cab rank rule’ which says briefs should not be turned down because of the nature of the offence or the client and I think everyone should take their turn on the front line. b. Military. A line or group of military aircraft waiting in readiness (usually while in flight) to be called on for a particular task.Recorded earliest as a modifier. ΘΚΠ society > travel > air or space travel > a means of conveyance through the air > [noun] > an aircraft > a group of aircraft > line waiting in readiness cab rank1943 1943 Daily Mail 10 Dec. 4/3 The Allies have been using a new ‘cab rank’ service of fighter-bombers in the assaults on Kesselring's winter line... Machines on ‘cab rank’ duty patrol over front lines during a battle, waiting to be whistled up to carry out any special job. 1945 Times 1 Mar. 5/7 A ‘cab-rank’ has been maintained over the bridgehead. 2014 West Australian (Perth) (Nexis) 4 Oct. 9 Australian jets will join a coalition cab rank of strike aircraft, circling over northern Iraq until being called on to specific targets as the need arises. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2019; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1834
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