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Examples of taxi in a Sentence
We caught a taxi to the restaurant.
We went to the restaurant by taxi.
Recent Examples of taxi from the Web
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There are 259 accessible taxis already on the streets, according to data on the city's website.
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New York City has never been kind to human ears, from its screeching subways and honking taxis to wailing police sirens.
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Users include party-goers, slimmers who take the drug as an appetite suppressant and others such as students and lorry and taxi drivers who want to stay awake for long periods.
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Bailey had borrowed the taxi driver's cell phone and placed calls the night before.
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Two elevators and two sets of stairways will lead to a rooftop visitor deck and a new set of docks will be built to handle up to 12 boats, including water taxis.
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The Massachusetts State Police said that at about 1:40 p.m., the taxi drove into a group standing in a break area frequented by cabdrivers outside the pool.
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The journey included the subway, the railroad, the airtran, the flight, a taxi, a chicken bus, a boat, and a golf-cart.
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In China, which has an internet penetration rate almost double India’s, digital payments are common for everyday expenses such as taxis and movie tickets.
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First Known Use of taxi
circa 1907
taxi
Definition of taxi
taxied
;taxiing
;taxis
ortaxies
intransitive verb
1a of an aircraft : to go at low speed along the surface of the ground or waterb : 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
Examples of taxi in a Sentence
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 of taxi from the Web
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Hock then ran onto an airfield's ramp at a regional airport in Lakeland, jumped onto the wing of a taxiing airplane and tried to pull open the plane's door, officers said.
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His plane landed at Lunken Airport in Cincinnati late Tuesday night and taxied to a row of hangars where an ambulance and a small crowd waited.
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The plane taxis on 28 wheels and weighs 500,000 pounds—or about 20 percent more than a blue whale.
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According to airport officials, the wingtip from United Flight 898 came into contact with the tail section of American Airlines Flight 2675 shortly after 8:20 p.m., just as the United flight was taxiing away from its gate.
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Team Aft-Burner-Reverse from China's Northwestern Polytechnical University wants to reduce the risk of on-the-ground collisions, which happen when the plane is taxiing, by increasing the crew's awareness of any potential obstacles.
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But as the plane taxied out to the runway, the engine began to run roughly, according to the mechanic’s account to the NTSB.
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The plane was taxiing to a gate when the men appeared to begin jostling for position near a row of seats, according to CNN.
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Pretend the plane was already taxiing when the airline crew showed up looking for a last minute ride.
These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'taxi.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
First Known Use of taxi
1911
TAXI Defined for English Language Learners
taxi
playDefinition of taxi for English Language Learners
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: a car that carries passengers to a place for an amount of money that is based on the distance traveled
taxi
Definition of taxi for English Language Learners
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of an airplane : to move on wheels along the ground
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: to direct an airplane as it moves on wheels along the ground
TAXI Defined for Kids
Definition of taxi for Students
taxied
;taxiing
1 : to run an airplane slowly along the ground under its own power
2 : to go by taxicab
Learn More about taxi
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See words that rhyme with taxi Thesaurus: All synonyms and antonyms for taxi Spanish Central: Translation of taxi Nglish: Translation of taxi for Spanish speakers Britannica English: Translation of taxi for Arabic speakers Britannica.com: Encyclopedia article about taxi
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