cab

CAB

abbr.

Civil Aeronautics Board

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cab ¹

 (kăb)

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: He cabs for a living.

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[Short for cabriolet.]

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cab ²

also kab  (kăb)

n.

An ancient Hebrew unit of measure equal to about 2 liters (2.1 quarts).

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[Hebrew qab.]

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cab

(kæb)

n

1. (Automotive Engineering)

a. a taxi

b. (as modifier): a cab rank.

2. (Automotive Engineering) the enclosed compartment of a lorry, locomotive, crane, etc, from which it is driven or operated

3. (Automotive Engineering) (formerly) a light horse-drawn vehicle used for public hire

4. first cab off the rank informal Austral the first person, etc, to do or take advantage of something

[C19: shortened from cabriolet]

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cab

(kæb) or

kab

n

(Units) an ancient Hebrew measure equal to about 2.3 litres (4 pints)

[C16: from Hebrew qabh container, something hollowed out]

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CAB

abbreviation for

1. (Social Welfare) (in Britain) Citizens' Advice Bureau

2. (Aeronautics) (in the US) Civil Aeronautics Board

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cab¹

(kæb)

n., v. cabbed, cab•bing. n.

1. a taxicab.

2. a horse-drawn vehicle for hire.

3. the covered part of a locomotive, truck, etc., where the operator sits.

v.i.

4. to ride in a cab.

[1640–50; short for cabriolet]

cab²

(kæb)

n.

an ancient Hebrew measure equal to about 2 quarts (1.9 liters).

[1525–35; < Hebrew qabh]

CAB

or C.A.B.,

Civil Aeronautics Board.

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	cab - a compartment at the front of a motor vehicle or locomotive where driver sits compartment - 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 cabriolet carriage, equipage, rig - a vehicle with wheels drawn by one or more horses
	3.	cab - a car driven by a person whose job is to take passengers where they want to go in exchange for money taxi, taxicab, hack auto, 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 taxi ride - be carried or travel on or in a vehicle; "I ride to work in a bus"; "He rides the subway downtown every day"

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cab

noun taxi, minicab, taxicab, hackney, hackney carriage We'd better take a cab to the station.

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Translations

سَيَّارَةٌ أُجْرَةسَيّارَةُ أُجْرَهمَقْصورَه في قِطار

kabinataxíktaxi

taxiførerhus

TaxiCabFührerstand

ταξί

kabotaksio

taxicabina

taksiohjaamo

taxicabfiacre

taksi

leigubíllstjórnklefi

taxivettura di piazzacabinatassì

タクシー

택시

taksi

kabīnetaksometrs

taxi

drosjeførerhus

taksówka

táxi

салонтаксикабина

kabinataksi

taxi

รถรับจ้าง

taksişoför mahalli

taxi

出租汽车出租车司机室

cab

[kæb]

A. N

1. (= taxi) → taxi m, colectivo m (LAm)

2. [of lorry etc] → cabina f

3. (archaic) (horse-drawn) → cabriolé m, coche m de caballos

B. CPD cab driver N → taxista mf
cab rank, cab stand N → parada f de taxis

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

cab

[ˈkæb ˈkæb] n

(= taxi) → taxi m

[train, truck] → cabine f

(horse-drawn) → fiacre m

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

cab

n

(= taxi) → Taxi nt, → Taxe f (inf), → Droschke f (form)

(of railway engine, lorry, crane) → Führerhaus nt

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

cab

[kæb] n

a. (taxi) → taxi m inv
by cab → in taxi

b. (of train, truck, lorry) → cabina

c. (horsedrawn) → carrozza

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

cab

(kӕb) noun

1. (especially American) a taxi. Could you call a cab for me? taxi سَيّارَةُ أُجْرَه ам. такси táxi taxi das Taxi taxi ταξί taxi takso تاکسی taksi taxiמונית टैक्सी taksi, fijaker taxi taksi leigubíll taxi タクシー 택시 taksi taksometrs teksi taxidrosjetaksówka ټکسی موټر táxi taxi такси taxík taksi taksi taxi[bil] รถรับจ้าง taksi 出租車 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 cabine kabina der Führerstand,-sitz førerhus 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 cabineførerhuskabina يو ډول سر پټى موټر ياګاډى: ټكسى موټر، هغه سر پټى ځاى چه پكښى داور ګاډى موټر او نورو چلوونكى كښينى 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

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cab

→ سَيَّارَةٌ أُجْرَة taxík 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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