taxied; taxiing; taxis or taxies
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
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.
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Lora Kolodny,jennifer Elias,annie Palmer, CNBC, 16 Dec. 2025
Cheap gasoline has been viewed for generations as a birthright in Iran, sparking mass demonstrations as far back as 1964, when a price increase forced the shah to put military vehicles on the streets to replace those of striking taxi drivers.
—Nasser Karimi, Arkansas Online, 14 Dec. 2025
Greg Norman, FOXNews.com, 12 Dec. 2025
Just three weeks ago, the Atlanta Police Department was forced to respond to an incident at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport in which a passenger opened an emergency exit while a plane bound for Amsterdam was taxiing.
—Latoya Gayle, PEOPLE, 12 Dec. 2025
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Noun
Some parents are now sending teens to schools and activities in Waymos, and women often praise the privacy of these AVs versus rides with strangers who drive for ride-hailing and traditional taxi services.
—Lora Kolodny,jennifer Elias,annie Palmer, CNBC, 16 Dec. 2025
Cheap gasoline has been viewed for generations as a birthright in Iran, sparking mass demonstrations as far back as 1964, when a price increase forced the shah to put military vehicles on the streets to replace those of striking taxi drivers.
—Nasser Karimi, Arkansas Online, 14 Dec. 2025
Verb
In November, a KLM Airlines flight departing from Atlanta was delayed after an unruly passenger allegedly opened the jet’s emergency exit door and deployed the inflatable slide while the plane was taxiing, according to police.
—Greg Norman, FOXNews.com, 12 Dec. 2025
Just three weeks ago, the Atlanta Police Department was forced to respond to an incident at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport in which a passenger opened an emergency exit while a plane bound for Amsterdam was taxiing.
—Latoya Gayle, PEOPLE, 12 Dec. 2025
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“Taxi.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/taxi. Accessed 18 Dec. 2025.
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