"taxi rank" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: taxi ranks [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} taxi rank (plural taxi ranks)
  1. An area reserved for taxi cabs to await customers. Synonyms: cab rank, taxicab stand, cab stand, taxi stand, cab rank, hack stand
    Sense id: en-taxi_rank-en-noun-7~hIzQo~
  2. (British) The system whereby barristers must accept a brief if they are the first available when one comes up. Tags: British Synonyms: cab-rank rule
    Sense id: en-taxi_rank-en-noun-CVqY22ur Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 32 68 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 29 71 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 29 71

Inflected forms

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      "word": "cab stand"
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      "word": "hack stand"
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