A place where vehicles like taxis and (formerly) horse-drawn carriages are authorized to wait to be hired; (also) the line of vehicles assembled…
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释义 | society > travel > transport > transport or conveyance in a vehicle > transport by vehicles plying for hire > [noun] > driving or hiring of cabs > station for vehicles plying for hire (12) standa1732 A place where vehicles like taxis and (formerly) horse-drawn carriages are authorized to wait to be hired; (also) the line of vehicles assembled… rank1829 A row of taxi cabs or (formerly) carriages waiting to be hired; an area in which such vehicles are authorized to wait for business, a cab stand. standing1831 A standing place, a station; standing room. A place where horse-drawn cabs, taxis, etc., wait for passengers; = stand, n.1 21. Now somewhat rare. cab stand1832 an area in which taxicabs or (formerly) taxi carriages are authorized to wait for business; a taxi rank. coach-stand1834 a place where (horse-drawn) coaches wait for hire. hazard1836 Originally and chiefly Irish English. A place for cabs to stand while waiting for hire. Now historical. ranking1903 The action or process of rank, v.3 (in various senses); esp. the action or process of placing in a rank or ranks; the giving of a particular rank… taxi rank1907 A designated area where taxicabs or (formerly) taxi carriages line up to wait for business. Cf. cab rank, n. 1, rank, n.1 1d. taxi station1912 a designated area where taxis line up to wait for business; = taxi rank, n. 1. Subcategories:— attendant at (1) — shelter for cabmen (2) |
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