"taxicab" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈtæk.siˌkæb/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-taxicab.wav Forms: taxicabs [plural]
Etymology: Shortened from taximeter cab, equivalent to taxi + cab. Etymology templates: {{af|en|taxi|cab}} taxi + cab Head templates: {{en-noun}} taxicab (plural taxicabs)
  1. A vehicle that passengers hire to take them between locations of their choice, the fare being calculated with a taximeter; a taxi or cab. Categories (topical): Vehicles Derived forms: taxicab distance, taxicab geometry, taxicab number
    Sense id: en-taxicab-en-noun-gFHHbvEL Disambiguation of Vehicles: 91 9 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 91 9 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 87 13 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 90 10
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: taxi cab

Verb

IPA: /ˈtæk.siˌkæb/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-taxicab.wav Forms: taxicabs [present, singular, third-person], taxicabbing [participle, present], taxicabbed [participle, past], taxicabbed [past]
Etymology: Shortened from taximeter cab, equivalent to taxi + cab. Etymology templates: {{af|en|taxi|cab}} taxi + cab Head templates: {{en-verb|++}} taxicab (third-person singular simple present taxicabs, present participle taxicabbing, simple past and past participle taxicabbed)
  1. (intransitive) To travel by taxicab. Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-taxicab-en-verb-rEHNdnwL
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: taxi cab

Inflected forms

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