taxied; taxiing; taxis or taxies
1
a
of an aircraft
: to go at low speed along the surface of the ground or water
b
: to operate an aircraft on the ground under its own power
2
: to ride in a taxicab
taxied to the train station
Synonyms
Examples of taxi in a Sentence
Noun
We caught a taxi to the restaurant.
We went to the restaurant by taxi.
Verb
The plane taxied slowly to the runway.
The pilot taxied out to the runway.
The pilot taxied the plane out to the runway.
Recent Examples on the Web
Gideon Lewis-Kraus, The New Yorker, 15 Apr. 2024
The son of a taxi driver, born in eastern Ireland, Harris studied journalism and French at a Dublin university but dropped out to instead focus on politics.
—Rob Picheta, CNN, 9 Apr. 2024
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Noun
Aerial commuting would require tens of thousands of drone taxis operating on regular, reliable schedules, with flawless safety records.
—Gideon Lewis-Kraus, The New Yorker, 15 Apr. 2024
The son of a taxi driver, born in eastern Ireland, Harris studied journalism and French at a Dublin university but dropped out to instead focus on politics.
—Rob Picheta, CNN, 9 Apr. 2024
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“Taxi.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/taxi. Accessed 4 May. 2024.
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