Taxi Definition
tăksē
taxied, taxies, taxiing, taxis, taxying
noun
taxis
A taxicab.
American Heritage
Webster's New World
Any craft for ferrying passengers, as across a river or between the islands of an archipelago.
A water taxi, an air taxi.
Webster's New World
(South Africa) A share taxi.
Wiktionary
verb
taxied, taxies, taxiing
To be transported by taxi.
American Heritage
To go in a taxicab.
Webster's New World
To carry in a taxicab.
Webster's New World
To move slowly along the ground or on the water as before taking off or after landing.
Webster's New World
To transport by or as if by taxi.
Taxied the children to dance class; taxi documents to a law office.
American Heritage
Synonyms:
Origin of Taxi
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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").
From Wiktionary
Short for taximeter or taxicab
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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