Definition of taxicabnext
as in taxi
an automobile that carries passengers for a fare usually determined by the distance traveled took a taxicab to the airport

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Recent Examples of taxicab Sheridan filmed some of the series’ scenes in North Texas, bringing New York City taxicabs and an NYPD patrol car to downtown Dallas in December. Travis Pinson, Dallas Morning News, 27 Mar. 2026 Created by Macy’s Parade Studio’s team of artists in partnership with Nintendo of America, the Mario balloon measures 51 feet and 2 inches long (as long as 7 bicycles), 37 feet wide (as wide as six taxicabs) and 43 feet and 8 inches tall (the height of a 4-story building). Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 27 Nov. 2025 Until Uber and Lyft arrived, ride-seekers were reliant on outmoded taxicab operations. The Editorial Board, Oc Register, 9 Sep. 2025 At the time, estimates suggested that about 85% of tip income went unreported by workers in food and beverage, beauty and barber services, gambling, and taxicab businesses. Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for taxicab
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Noun
  • One user, taxi driver Aleksandr, asked the head of the republic how he was supposed to support his family and pay off loans.
    Zahra Ullah, CNN Money, 26 June 2026
  • She was forced to wait until the next morning, when shooting stopped, to find a motorcycle taxi driver willing to navigate around barricades and checkpoints to reach the maternity hospital.
    Tirana Hassan, Time, 26 June 2026
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  • The passengers had to self-eject from the speeding cab.
    ANDREA SACHS THE WASHINGTON POST, Arkansas Online, 28 June 2026
  • Firefighters extinguished a blaze that had consumed the truck’s cab and trailer, as well as debris along the railroad.
    Caroline Silva, AJC.com, 26 June 2026

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“Taxicab.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/taxicab. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.

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