taxicab
noun
taxi·cab ˈtak-sē-ˌkab 
: an automobile that carries passengers for a fare usually determined by the distance traveled
Synonyms
- cab
- hack
- taxi
See all Synonyms & Antonyms 
Example Sentences
took a taxicab to the airport
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Chip Bell, Forbes, 15 Aug. 2022 Schaeffer and a pregnant Mack then stuffed her body into a suitcase, placed the luggage in a taxicab and fled the scene. Christine Pelisek, Peoplemag, 12 Aug. 2022 Testimony has begun in the trial of a Texas taxicab driver, charged with murdering his two teenage daughters in 2008. Chris Harris, Peoplemag, 3 Aug. 2022 Thinking on his feet, Mully steals the dough before his dad can, and hijacks an idling taxicab to make a break for it — yep, the boy’s precocious gifts extend to reckless getaway driving. Guy Lodge, Variety, 28 July 2022 The taxicab pulled to a stop in front of a white colonial residence in the suburbs of Washington, D.C. Matt Hamilton, Los Angeles Times, 10 June 2022 Early Wednesday morning, an armed California man was detained by police shortly after getting out of a taxicab in front of Kavanaugh’s house. The Editors, National Review, 9 June 2022 Instead of following her on foot, Mr. Galella hailed a taxicab. Washington Post, 5 May 2022 An Idaho man arrested this month is accused of shooting and killing an Anchorage taxicab driver in 1985. Tess Williams, Anchorage Daily News, 21 Jan. 2022 See More
Chip Bell, Forbes, 15 Aug. 2022 Schaeffer and a pregnant Mack then stuffed her body into a suitcase, placed the luggage in a taxicab and fled the scene. Christine Pelisek, Peoplemag, 12 Aug. 2022 Testimony has begun in the trial of a Texas taxicab driver, charged with murdering his two teenage daughters in 2008. Chris Harris, Peoplemag, 3 Aug. 2022 Thinking on his feet, Mully steals the dough before his dad can, and hijacks an idling taxicab to make a break for it — yep, the boy’s precocious gifts extend to reckless getaway driving. Guy Lodge, Variety, 28 July 2022 The taxicab pulled to a stop in front of a white colonial residence in the suburbs of Washington, D.C. Matt Hamilton, Los Angeles Times, 10 June 2022 Early Wednesday morning, an armed California man was detained by police shortly after getting out of a taxicab in front of Kavanaugh’s house. The Editors, National Review, 9 June 2022 Instead of following her on foot, Mr. Galella hailed a taxicab. Washington Post, 5 May 2022 An Idaho man arrested this month is accused of shooting and killing an Anchorage taxicab driver in 1985. Tess Williams, Anchorage Daily News, 21 Jan. 2022 See More Word History
Etymology
taximeter cab
First Known Use
1899, in the meaning defined above
Kids Definition
taxicab
noun
taxi·cab ˈtak-sē-ˌkab
: a vehicle that carries passengers for a fare usually based on the distance traveled
taxicab
noun
as in taxi
an automobile that carries passengers for a fare usually determined by the distance traveled took a taxicab to the airport Synonyms & Similar Words
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