taxi

1 of 2

noun

ˈtak-sē 

plural taxis ˈtak-sēz  also taxies

: taxicab

also : a similarly operated boat or aircraft

taxi

2 of 2

verb

taxied; taxiing; taxis or taxies

intransitive verb

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

transitive verb

1

: to transport by or as if by taxi

2

: to cause (an aircraft) to taxi

Synonyms

Noun

• cab
• hack
• taxicab

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

Noun

The Star: Tell me about your childhood and what led you into acting and the arts? Pounder: My childhood in a small town of 13 houses that required a taxi, the ferry across the river, and a bus to school, gave my mind plenty of time to imagine all sorts of things. —J.m. Banks, Kansas City Star, 30 May 2024

Zoox, an Amazon subsidiary, has been testing a steering-wheel-free robot taxi in Las Vegas since last June. —Yiwen Lu, New York Times, 30 May 2024

Verb

On a recent foggy morning, an Icelandair cargo plane landed on Runway 4 at Kennedy and taxied directly to the ARK’s back door. —Claire Fahy, New York Times, 17 Mar. 2024

Among the latest high-profile events: On Friday, a United Airlines flight on a Boeing 737-800 rolled off the runway in Houston while taxiing to its gate. —Rob Wile, NBC News, 9 Mar. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

circa 1907, in the meaning defined above

Verb

1911, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1a

Phrases Containing taxi

• air taxi
• hail a taxi
• taxi dancer
• taxi rank
• taxi stand
• water taxi

Kids Definition

taxi

1 of 2 noun

ˈtak-sē 

plural taxis -sēz  also taxies

: taxicab

also : a similarly operated boat or airplane

taxi

2 of 2 verb

taxied; taxiing; taxis or taxies

1

: to operate an airplane slowly on the ground under its own power

2

: to ride in or transport by taxi