taxicab

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taxicab

/ˈtæksikæb/ UK
/ˈtæksiˌkæb/ US

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Shortened from taximeter cab, equivalent to taxi + cab.

noun taxicabs · taxi cab

Synonym of taxi, a vehicle available for public hire for single journeys, particularly one using a taximeter to automate fare calculation. So now, stimulated by some further experience with that world which does not care a tinker's damn whether a verb agrees with its subject in number and person or not, she permitted the taxicab to jounce her smile out of all semblance to anything calmly superior and into a very unschoolmarmish grin.
Similar: taxi

verb taxicabs · taxicabbing · taxicabbed · taxi cab

intransitive To travel by taxicab.

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@misc{taxicab_2026,
  title = {taxicab},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/taxicab},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}