Taxi

4 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  taxi \tax"i\, n.
     1. same as {taxicab}.
        [PJC]
  
     2. any vehicle that carries passengers for a fare, as a water
        taxi.


        [PJC]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  taxicab \tax"i*cab\, n.
     an automobile with a professional driver which can be hired
     to carry passengers; -- also called a {taxi}, and informally
     called a {cab} or a {hack}. The driver of a taxicab is
     referred to as a {cab driver} or {cabbie}, and sometimes as a
     {chauffeur} or {hackie}.
  
     Note: Taxicabs may be engaged by a prior appointment made,
           e.g. by telephone, or they may cruise for passengers,
           i.e. they may drive in city streets and stop to pick up
           pasengers when they are signalled by a prospective
           passenger. The act of signalling a taxicab (usually by
           a wave of the arm) is often called
  
     {to hail a cab} or
  
     {to flag down a cab}.
        [PJC]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  taxi
       n : a car driven by a person whose job is to take passengers
           where they want to go in exchange for money [syn: {cab},
           {hack}, {taxicab}]
       v 1: travel slowly; "The plane taxied down the runway"
       2: ride in a taxicab
       [also: {taxying}, {taxies} (pl)]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  41 Moby Thesaurus words for "taxi":
     autobus, become airborne, bicycle, bike, bus, cab, catch a train,
     chartered bus, chauffeur, clear, cycle, diligence, double-decker,
     drive, entrain, fly aloft, go by rail, hack, hackney, hired car,
     jitney, joyride, jump off, leave the ground, mail coach,
     make a train, motor, motor coach, motorbus, motorcycle, omnibus,
     pedal, post coach, ride, rotate, stage, stagecoach, take a joyride,
     take off, taxicab, wheel