taxi
Part of speech: noun
verb
Morphological type: simple
Topics: aeronautics
aerospace
aviation
business
engineering
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
Etymology: Shortened from taximeter cab, taximeter (“automatic meter that records distance and fare”) from French taximètre, from German Taxameter (whence also English taxameter), coined from Medieval Latin taxa (“tax, charge”). More at tax, task.
The aviation sense originally derived from a slang term for training aircraft used for practicing ground operations, which were said to drive around the airfield like a taxicab, and subsequently applied to all aircraft ground movements.
Inflected forms:
form: taxis
pos: noun
tags: plural
form: taxies
pos: noun
tags: plural
form: taxis
pos: verb
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: taxies
pos: verb
tags: present
rare
singular
third-person
form: taxiing
pos: verb
tags: participle
present
form: taxying
pos: verb
tags: participle
present
rare
form: taxied
pos: verb
tags: participle
past
form: taxied
pos: verb
tags: past
Senses:
gloss: A vehicle that may be hired for single journeys by members of the public, particularly one with an automated meter to calculate the fare.
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
examples: I cabbed a package downtown in my father's taxi.
"Taxi," he called. And when one pulled up to the curb with screeching brakes he ordered, "The nearest restaurant."
[Sobbing uncontrollably] I thought I could make it work between us because you looked a bit like a man.
TAXI!
gloss: An aircraft used for practicing ground manoeuvres.
pos: noun
tags: countable
obsolete
slang
uncountable
examples: Capt. Dawes and Bellairs were out with the Deperdussin taxi, and also with the brevet machine, rolling.
... some similar untidy pile of what had been a school biplane is recorded to have acted the part of red rag to the bull of a "taxi" monoplane , which despite its driver's efforts insisted on charging and trampling on the battered fragments.
Mr. E. B. Bauman (new pupil) joined school and had first lesson on No. 2 taxi.
gloss: The movement of an aircraft across an airport's surface under its own power; a phase of aircraft operation involving this movement.
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
examples: During taxi, the flaps and slats are extended and the second engine (if not already running) is started.
Seat belts must be kept fastened during taxi, takeoff, turbulence, and landing.
gloss: Synonym of shared taxi.
pos: noun
tags: Iran
South-Africa
countable
uncountable
gloss: To move an aircraft on the ground under its own power.
pos: verb
examples: taxi down the runway
gloss: To travel by taxicab.
pos: verb
examples: [H]e had taxied to the waterfront bent upon a business in which nostalgia had no part[.]
Related words: taxicab
taxiway
Derived words: air taxi
baby taxi
battle taxi
bike taxi
burrito taxi
bush taxi
cockroach taxi
e-taxi
local taxi
motorcycle taxi
robotaxi
shared taxi
share taxi
taxibus
taxicab
taxi-cabman
taxicam
taxi dance
taxi-dance
taxi dance hall
taxi-dance hall
taxi-dancer
taxi dancer
taxi dancing
taxi-distance
taxi distance
taxi driver
taxi fare
taxiful
Taxigate
taxi-girl
taxiless
taxilike
taximan
taxiphone
taxiplane
taxi pole
taxi rank
taxi squad
taxi stand
taxi uncle
taxiway
taxi yellow
velotaxi
water taxi
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