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[ tak-see-kab ] / ˈtæk siˌkæb / SEE SYNONYMS FOR taxicab ON THESAURUS.COM
nouna public passenger vehicle, especially an automobile, usually fitted with a taximeter. Origin of taxicabFirst recorded in 1905–10; taxi(meter) + cab1 Words nearby taxicabtax-free, taxgatherer, tax haven, tax holiday, taxi, taxicab, taxi dancer, taxi dancing, taxidermy, Taxila, taximan Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for taxicabThe mortally wounded Cherry lost control of his Maserati and the car careened into a taxicab, causing it to burst into flames. Shooting on the Strip: Las Vegas’s Prostitution Secret|John L. Smith|August 4, 2013|DAILY BEAST That makes it harder to get everything from a taxicab to a job. Why Don't Americans Save?|Megan McArdle|March 13, 2013|DAILY BEAST She'd seen ads for it on New York City buses and taxicab tops, the anonymous columnist notoriously vicious. Dr. Scarpetta Heads to Psych Ward|Daily Beast Promotions|February 23, 2009|DAILY BEAST Well, she had fallen off and had to be taken home in a taxicab. Tish, The Chronicle of Her Escapades and Excursions|Mary Roberts Rinehart
Twenty minutes later a taxicab set down the old man at the door, and a maid admitted him and brought him into the saloon. The Angel of Terror|Edgar Wallace "I'm going for that taxicab," said Grace, as Emma still remained silent. Grace Harlowe's Return to Overton Campus|Jessie Graham Flower It possesses, moreover, a moo which is a blend between a ship's siren and a taxicab's honk syringe. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 158, January 28th, 1920|Various It took an automobile and a train and a taxicab to bring me. Mary Rose of Mifflin|Frances R. Sterrett
Words related to taxicabcarriage, taxi, hack, jitney, hackney, tourist car |