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Word: Taxi
Speech Type: Noun
early 20th century: abbreviation of taxicab or taximeter cab (see taximeter)
ˈtaksi
a motor vehicle licensed to transport passengers in return for payment of a fare and typically fitted with a taximeter
Short Definition:motor vehicle licensed to transport passengers in return for payment of fare
Examples:- I'll take a taxi from the air terminal
- a taxi driver wanted five dollars to drive me to my hotel
Word: Taxi
Speech Type: Verb
ˈtaksi
(of an aircraft) move slowly along the ground before take-off or after landing
Short Definition:(of aircraft) move slowly along ground before take-off or after landing
Examples:- the plane taxied to a halt at the terminal
take a taxi as a means of transport
Short Definition:take taxi as means of transport
Examples:- I would taxi home and sleep till eight
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