taxi

noun

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\ ˈtak-sē

plural taxis\ ˈtak-sēz

\ also taxies

Definition of taxi

(Entry 1 of 2)

: taxicab also : a similarly operated boat or aircraft

taxi

verb

taxied; taxiing; taxis or taxies

Definition of taxi (Entry 2 of 2)

intransitive verb

1a 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

transitive verb

1 : to transport by or as if by taxi

2 : to cause (an aircraft) to taxi

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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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