air taxi

noun

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

Examples of air taxi in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Southwest Airlines is working with Archer Aviation to explore air taxi service using the latter's electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft, the companies announced Friday. Alex Fitzpatrick, Axios, 12 July 2024 Joby is one of several companies attempting to create an air taxi service around vertical takeoff and landing vehicles (VTOLs). Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 11 July 2024 The advantage swings way back in hydrogen's favor in terms of airborne range, though, and the fueling conundrum is easier to solve by simply rolling out fueling stations at the launch and destination points of air taxi services, expanding gradually with additional locations and flight paths. New Atlas, 11 July 2024 As air taxi services make progress in U.S., no timeline is set for liftoff over L.A. traffic. Jenny Gold, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for air taxi 

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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 26 Jul. 2024.

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