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taxicab Definition

☆ taxi·cab (-kab′)

noun

an automobile in which passengers are carried for a fare

Etymology: < taxi(meter) cab

taxicab Synonyms

taxicab

n.

taxi, cab, tourist car, sightseeing car, hack*, crawler*, nighthawk*, curb cruiser*; see also automobile.

taxicab Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

  • driver: I applied for a job as a taxicab driver.
  • firm: Since incorporation in 1984, Rapid Cabs has grown to become the largest, as well as the oldest taxicab firm in the area.
  • company: An experiment was carried out with a Munich taxicab company along these lines.

Noun used with modifier

  • style: London Taxi Export operate a world wide spares mailing service for owners of Austin & Rover engined London style taxicabs.
taxicab Quotes

That man's ears make him look like a taxi-cab with both doors open.

—Hughes, Howard Robard