cablessadj.
/ˈkabləs/, U.S. /ˈkæbləs/ 1. Not having taxicabs or (formerly) taxi carriages; without a taxi or taxis.
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society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > vehicles (plying) for hire > [adjective] > without a cab or cabs
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1834 Fraser's Mag. Sept. 365 The cabless condition of St. James's Street.
1921 Times 27 Dec. 8/2 Cairo today is cabless owing to the intimidation of the cabmen by roughs.
2002 E. McLaughlin & N. Kraus Nanny Diaries viii. 202 His after-school activities routinely maroon us in desolate, cabless neighborhoods.
2. Of a train, tractor, etc.: not having a covered or enclosed driver's compartment or cab (cab n.2 3a).
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society > travel > rail travel > rolling stock > [adjective] > type of locomotive
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1887 C. B. George 40 Years on Rail vii. 129 The cabless engines gave no shelter for engineer or fireman.
1950 Painesville (Ohio) Tel. 13 Dec. 15/3 The train crew inevitably faced an uncomfortable run, exposed to the elements on the cabless locomotive.
2005 DCN Plus 9 Apr. 4 a My dad took our cabless old Case tractor and hooked onto the old DeSoto, pulled it on the road and installed me behind the wheel.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2019; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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