taxicab

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"We can call a taxicab--it will not take long, sir.

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  1. noun An automobile that carries passengers for a fare, usually calculated by a taximeter.

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  • But instead of taking up the offer for a taxicab, an intoxicated 22-year-old Rochester man allegedly jumped in his car and took off, leading police on a high-speed chase on Civic Center Drive and through residential areas before stopping in front of Oakwood Cemetery on the railroad tracks. —  Postbulletin.com Local News
  • New York State Police Sgt. Mark Daniels say a passenger in a taxicab was firing at traffic on I-90 early Saturday afternoon and shot at troopers as well. —  WCAX - Local News
  • A teenager with a gunshot wound showed up at Medical University Hospital on Monday night in a taxicab, a police report said. —  Stories: Local News
  • Faced with the gradual loss of their own classic taxicab, the residents of Mumbai are proving much less sentimental. —  Wheels
  • After racing to the scene, the officer offered to call a taxicab for the woman, "and she said to please do so (as) she wanted to go home," the report indicated.
 

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Etymologies (2)

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  1. taxi(meter) + cab1.

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  1. tax (for G. taxe, legal charge or fare) + -i- + cab.
 

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/ˈtæksɪkæb/
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