Taxicab

2 definitions found

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]:

  taxicab
       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}, {taxi}]