taxi

CEFRA1

/ˈtæksi/

noun · verb

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A car that takes passengers somewhere for payment.

  2. 02

    verb

    To travel in an aircraft on the ground.

Examples

  • I went to the airport by taxi.

  • We took a taxi to the airport.

At a glance

Sits at A1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
5
Synonyms
3

Also pronounced

  • /ˈtakse/
  • /ˈtaksi/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. An aircraft used for practicing ground manoeuvres.

  2. The movement of an aircraft across an airport's surface under its own power; a phase of aircraft operation involving this movement.

  3. A vehicle that may be hired for single journeys by members of the public, particularly one with an automated meter to calculate the fare.

More examples

In context

  • You needn't have taken a taxi.

  • [Sobbing uncontrollably] I thought I could make it work between us because you looked a bit like a man. TAXI!

  • During taxi, the flaps and slats are extended and the second engine (if not already running) is started.

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

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.