air taxi

noun

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

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China plans to have over 100,000 air taxis flying by 2030. Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 2 Sep. 2025 Flight options include personal planes, commercial flights or Fresh Air Aviation's air taxi service from St. Ignace. Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 27 Aug. 2025 Archer Aviation was named official air taxi vendor for the 2028 Summer Olympics, Paralymics and Team USA in Los Angeles. Ed Garsten, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025 The insights gained are expected to accelerate the development of safe, efficient electric air taxis and cargo drones across the industry. Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 8 Aug. 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 11 Sep. 2025.

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