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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024tax•i /ˈtæksi/USA pronunciation n., pl. tax•is or tax•ies, v., tax•ied, tax•i•ing or tax•y•ing. n. [countable] - Transporta taxicab:I'll call for a taxi to send you home.
v. - Transport to ride or travel in a taxicab:[no object]We taxied downtown.
- Aeronautics(of an airplane) to (cause to) move over the surface of the ground at slow speed, in preparation for takeoff: [no object]The plane was taxiing on the runway.[~ + object]The pilot taxied the plane to the center of the runway.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024tax•i (tak′sē),USA pronunciation n., pl. tax•is or tax•ies, v., tax•ied, tax•i•ing or tax•y•ing. n. - Transporta taxicab.
v.i. - Transportto ride or travel in a taxicab.
- Aeronautics(of an airplane) to move over the surface of the ground or water under its own power.
v.t. - Aeronauticsto cause (an airplane) to taxi.
- short for taxicab 1905–10, American.
- var. of taxo-: taxidermy.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: taxi /ˈtæksɪ/ n ( pl taxis, taxies)- Also called: cab, taxicab a car, usually fitted with a taximeter, that may be hired, along with its driver, to carry passengers to any specified destination
vb (taxies, taxiing, taxying, taxied)- to cause (an aircraft) to move along the ground under its own power, esp before takeoff and after landing, or (of an aircraft) to move along the ground in this way
- (intransitive) to travel in a taxi
Etymology: 20th Century: shortened from taximeter cab |