taxicab
pronunciation
How to pronounce taxicab in British English:
UK ['tæksɪkæb]
How to pronounce taxicab in American English:
US [ˈtæksiˌkæb]
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- Noun:
- a car driven by a person whose job is to take passengers where they want to go in exchange for money
Word Origin
- taxicab (n.)
- 1907, short for taximeter cab; see taxi (n.) + cab (n.).
Example
- 1. I slammed my head getting out of a taxicab .
- 2. Some reports say the man shot a handgun at police when they stopped his taxicab .
- 3. His ears made him look like a taxicab with both doors open .
- 4. Danny chose the taxicab because driving was about the only marketable skill he possessed .
- 5. The original bug remains a mainstay of life in mexico , where it stayed in production until 2003 , and only in the past few years was the last one serving as a mexico city taxicab retired from service .