English Explanatory Dictionary

taxi

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A vehicle that may be hired for single journeys by members of the public, particularly one with an automated meter to calculate the fare.
  2. An aircraft used for practicing ground manoeuvres.
  3. The movement of an aircraft across an airport's surface under its own power; a phase of aircraft operation involving this movement.
  4. Synonym of shared taxi.
verb
  1. To move an aircraft on the ground under its own power.
  2. To travel by taxicab.

Pronunciation

/ˈtæksi/ en-us-taxi.ogg En-uk-a taxi.ogg /ˈtakse/ /ˈtaksɪ/ /ˈtaksi/

Word forms

taxi taxis taxies taxiing taxying taxied

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.

Synonyms

cab taxicab autocab motorcab shared taxi

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 Taxigate taxi-girl taxiless taxilike taximan taxiphone taxi pole taxi rank taxi squad taxi stand taxi uncle taxiway taxi yellow water taxi
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