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taxi
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tax·i  (tks)
n. pl. tax·is or tax·ies
A taxicab.
v. tax·ied (tksd), tax·i·ing or tax·y·ing, tax·ies or tax·is (tksz)
v.intr.
1. To be transported by taxi.
2. To move slowly on the ground or on the surface of the water before takeoff or after landing: an airplane taxiing down the runway.
v.tr.
1. To transport by or as if by taxi: taxied the children to dance class; taxi documents to a law office.
2. To cause (an aircraft) to taxi.

[Short for taximeter or taxicab.]

taxi
Noun
pl taxis
Also called: (cab (taxicab) ) a car that may be hired, along with its driver, to carry passengers to any specified destination
Verb
[taxiing, taxied]
(of an aircraft) to move along the ground, esp. before takeoff and after landing [taximeter cab]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.taxitaxi - a car driven by a person whose job is to take passengers where they want to go in exchange for money
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
Verb1.taxi - travel slowly; "The plane taxied down the runway"
go, locomote, move, travel - change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"; "news travelled fast"
2.taxi - 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"
Translations

taxi [ˈtæksɪ] ntaxi m
vi (AVIAT) → rodar por la pista
taxi [ˈtæksɪ] ntaxi m
vi (Aviat) → rouler (lentement) au sol
taxi [ˈtæksɪ] nTaxi nt
vi (Aviat) [plane] → rollen
taxi [ˈtæksɪ] ntaxi m inv
vi (AVIAT) → rullare

taxi
n taxi [ˈtӕksi]
(also ˈtaxi-cab (American) cab ) a car, usually fitted with a taximeter, that can be hired with its driver, especially for short journeys: I took a taxi from the hotel to the station. taxi تاكْسي، سَيّارَة أجْرَه такси taxi taxi das Taxi ταξί taxi takso تاکسی taksi taxi מוֹנִית टैक्सी taksi taxi taksi leigubíll taxi, tassì タクシー taksi taksometrs teksi taxi drosje, taxi taksówka táxi taxi такси taxík taksi taksi taxi รถแท็กซี่ taksi 出租車 таксі ٹيکسي، گاڑي xe tắc xi
v3rd person singular present tense ˈtaxies, ~ˈtaxis : present participle ˈtaxiing, ~ˈtaxying : past tense, past participle ˈtaxied
(of an aeroplane) to move slowly along the ground before beginning to run forward for take-off The plane taxied along the runway. ry, voortbeweeg تَدَرُّج الطائِرَه قَبْل الإقْلاع . движа се бавно по плаца преди излитане rolovat taxie rollen τροχοδρομώ (για αεροπλάνο) rodar por la pista ruleerima روی زمین به آرامی حرکت کردن rullata rouler (doucement, sur la piste) לִנסוֹע עַל הַגַלגַלִים हवाई जहाज को जमीन पर चलाना voziti po tlu prije uzleta gurul menjalankan di darat aka rullare 誘導路を進む (비행기가) 활주하다; (비행기를) 활주시키다 vaþiuoti (par lidmašīnu) braukt pa lidlauku berlepas taxi{#225}{#137}{#225}n takse kołować rolar na pista a rula (pe sol) выруливать rolovať počasi voziti do vzletne steze rulati taxa (เครื่องบิน) เคลื่อนไปตามลานบินหรือลานน้ำ rule yapmak, pistte ilerlemek 滑行 рулювати آہستہ آہستہ چلنا chạy, trượt
n ˈtaximeter
(usually abbreviated to meter) an instrument usually fitted to taxis to show the fare owed for the distance travelled. taximeter عَدّاد السَّيْر таксиметър taxametr taximeter das Taxameter ταξίμετρο taxímetro taksomeeter تاکسی متر taksamittari compteur (de taxi) מוֹנֶה टैक्सी मीटर automatsko brojilo prevaljenog puta na vozilima, taksimetar viteldíjmérő argometer gjaldmælir tassametro メーター 택시미터 taksometras taksometra skaitītājs meter teksi taximeter taksameter taksometr taxímetro aparat de taxare таксометр taxameter taksimeter taksimetar taxameter เครื่องคิดค่าโดยสารในรถแท็กซี่ taksimetre 車費計程器 таксометр, лічильник ٹيکسي کا ميٹر جو کرايہ بتاتا ہے đồng hồ tính tiền trên xe tắc xi
taxi rank
a place where taxis stand until hired There is a taxi rank at the railway station. taxistaanplek مَوقِف سَيّارات تاكْسي пиаца за таксита stanoviště taxi taxiholdeplads der Taxistand πιάτσα ταξί parada de taxis taksopeatus ایستگاه تاکسی taksiasema station de taxis תַּחֲנַת מוֹנִיוֹת टैक्सी क्रम या श्रेणी stajalište taksija taxiállomás pangkalan taksi leigubílastöð posteggio di taxi タクシー乗場 택시 승차장 taksi stovėjimo aikštelė taksometru pietura perhentian teksi taxistandplaats drosjeholdeplass postój taksówek praça de táxis sta­ţie de taxiuri стоянка такси stanovište taxíkov postajališče za taksije taksi stanica taxihållplats ที่จอดรอผู้โดยสารของรถแท็กซี่ taksi durağı 出租車停車處 стоянка таксі ٹيکسي گاہ bến xe tắc xi


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