air taxi

noun

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

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Based on the current taxi and ride-hailing car market, Bank of America estimates total demand for eVTOL air taxis could reach 200,000 units in the future. Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 18 May 2025 The Jetson One is an electric vertical take-off-and-landing (eVTOL) vehicle that sits in a sweet spot between commercial air taxis and outrageous flying cars. Michael Franco, New Atlas, 28 Mar. 2025 The report described the flight as an air taxi and commuter plane. Phil Helsel, NBC News, 19 Mar. 2025 Volocopter, a German air taxi maker that raised over $600 million, has filed for insolvency. Dan Primack, Axios, 2 Jan. 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 21 Jun. 2025.

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