| CAB abbr. Civil Aeronautics Board |
cab 1 (k b)n. 1. A taxicab. 2. The covered compartment of a heavy vehicle or machine, such as a truck or locomotive, in which the operator or driver sits. 3. A one-horse vehicle for public hire. intr.v. cabbed, cab·bing, cabs 1. To ride or travel in a taxicab: We cabbed to the opera. 2. To drive a taxicab: a student who cabbed for a living. [Short for cabriolet.] |
| cab 2 also kab (kb) n. An ancient Hebrew unit of measure equal to about 2 liters (2.1 quarts). [Hebrew qab.] |
CAB
abbreviation for
1. (Social Welfare) (in Britain) Citizens' Advice Bureau
2. (Engineering / Aeronautics) (in the US) Civil Aeronautics Board
cab1
n
1. (Engineering / Automotive Engineering)
a. a taxi
b. (as modifier) a cab rank
2. (Engineering / Automotive Engineering) the enclosed compartment of a lorry, locomotive, crane, etc., from which it is driven or operated
3. (Engineering / Automotive Engineering) (formerly) a light horse-drawn vehicle used for public hire
first cab off the rank Austral informal the first person, etc., to do or take advantage of something
[shortened from cabriolet]
cab2, kab [kæb]
n
(Mathematics & Measurements / Units) an ancient Hebrew measure equal to about 2.3 litres (4 pints)
[from Hebrew qabh container, something hollowed out]
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  cab - a compartment at the front of a motor vehicle or locomotive where driver sitscompartment - a partitioned section, chamber, or separate room within a larger enclosed area automotive vehicle, motor vehicle - a self-propelled wheeled vehicle that does not run on rails |
| 2. |  cab - small two-wheeled horse-drawn carriage; with two seats and a folding hood | |
| 3. |  cab - a car driven by a person whose job is to take passengers where they want to go in exchange for moneyauto, automobile, car, motorcar, machine - a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine; "he needs a car to get to work" gypsy cab - a taxicab that cruises for customers although it is licensed only to respond to calls minicab - a minicar used as a taxicab fleet - group of motor vehicles operating together under the same ownership | |
| Verb | 1. | cab - ride in a taxicab ride - be carried or travel on or in a vehicle; "I ride to work in a bus"; "He rides the subway downtown every day" |
cab
noun taxi, minicab, taxicab, hackney, hackney carriage We'd better take a cab to the station.
Translations
cab
n
(of railway engine, lorry, crane) → Führerhaus nt
cab [kæb] n
cab [kæb] n
b. (of train, truck, lorry) → cabina
c. (horsedrawn) → carrozza
cab [kæb] n
b. (of train, truck, lorry) → cabina
c. (horsedrawn) → carrozza
n cab [kӕb]
1 (especially American) a taxi Could you call a cab for me? taxi سَيّارَةُ أُجْرَه ам. такси taxi taxi das Taxi ταξί taxi takso تاکسی taksi taxi מוֹנִית टैक्सी taksi, fijaker taxi taksi leigubíll taxi タクシー 택시 taksi taksometrs teksi taxi drosje taksówka táxi taxi такси taxík taksi taksi taxi[] รถรับจ้าง taksi 計程車 таксі ٹیکسی ، کرائے کی گاڑی xe tắc xi 出租汽车
2 the driver's compartment of a railway engine, lorry etc. kajuit مَقْصورَه في قِطار кабина kabina førerhus der Führerstand,-sitz καμπίνα μηχανοδηγού ή οδηγού φορτηγού κτλ. cabina juhiruum اتاقک راننده ohjaamo cabine תָא הַנֶהָג किसी रेलवे इंजन, लॉरी इत्यादि में चालक का कोष्ठ kabina állás gerbong stjórnklefi cabina 運転席 운전실 kabina kabīne ruang pemandu cabine førerhus kabina cabina cabină будка; кабина kabína kabina kabina förarhytt ห้องคนขับ şoför mahalli 駕駛室 будка машиніста; кабіна водія ریلوے انجن میں ڈرائیور کا ڈبہ cabin 司机室
CAB → سيارة أجرة taxi taxi Taxi ταξί taxi taksi taxi taksi taxi タクシー 택시 taxi drosje taksówka táxi такси taxi รถรับจ้าง taksi taxi 出租车
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