air taxi

noun

: a small commercial airplane used for short flights between localities not served by scheduled airlines

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Beyond air taxi, eVTOL has vast use case in the defense sector. Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 24 June 2025 China is making even more rapid progress, with one uncrewed air taxi firm already running regular trials of a sightseeing route. Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 23 June 2025 Archer has already partnered with United Airlines to roll out an airport air taxi service. Samantha Subin, CNBC, 13 June 2025 The partnership with Uber also means that hailing an air taxi will soon be as easy as booking any other vehicle through the ride-hailing app. Acacia Gabriel, Travel + Leisure, 17 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for air taxi

Word History

First Known Use

1919, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of air taxi was in 1919

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“Air taxi.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/air%20taxi. Accessed 13 Jul. 2025.

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