taxi \tax"i\, n.
1. same as taxicab.
[PJC]
2. any vehicle that carries passengers for a fare, as a water taxi. [PJC]
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 flag down a cab. [PJC]
taxi
noun1: 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, taxicab]
verb
1: travel slowly; "The plane taxied down the runway"
2: ride in a taxicab [syn: taxi, cab]
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
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