taxi

noun

\ 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.

Recent Examples on the Web: Noun

After lunch, hop in a taxi and make your way over to Tianzifang in the historic French Concession neighborhood. — Todd Plummer, Harper's BAZAAR, "How to Do Shanghai in 12 Hours or Less," 14 Dec. 2018 Waymo plans to roll out one of the first driverless taxi business later this year in Phoenix. — Andrew J. Hawkins, The Verge, "Ford adds electric scooter startup to its growing mobility collection," 8 Nov. 2018 The New York Times reported Sunday, based on anonymous sources, that prosecutors have been focusing on more than $20 million in loans obtained by taxi businesses that Cohen and his family own. — Tom Hays, The Seattle Times, "AP sources: Prosecutors preparing charges against Cohen," 21 Aug. 2018 Cohen and the Shustermans invested side by side in taxi businesses in New York and Chicago. — Caleb Melby, Bloomberg.com, "Cohen’s In-Laws Look to Sell Units in Trump World Tower Building," 15 June 2018 Michael Cohen’s business partner in the taxi business, Evgeny Freidman, has agreed to work with the special counsel, the New York Times first reported. — NBC News, "First Read's Morning Clips: About last night," 23 May 2018 The value of his New York taxi business was in a tailspin because of competition from ride-hailing services. — Anchorage Daily News, "Cohen, touting his access to President Trump, convinced companies to pay millions," 10 May 2018 The value of his New York taxi business was in a tailspin because of competition from ride-hailing services. — The Washington Post, NOLA.com, "Cohen, touting his access to President Trump, convinced companies to pay millions," 9 May 2018 Cohen’s taxi businesses owe more than $375,000 in taxes and fines in New York and Chicago, according to the Times. — David Z. Morris, Fortune, "The Many Hustles of Michael Cohen," 6 May 2018

Recent Examples on the Web: Verb

Warners was appalled by the prospect of a live car chase in heavily populated San Francisco and by the scene when McQueen’s detective throws himself beneath the wheels of a taxiing Boeing 707 at San Francisco International Airport. — Peter Cowie, WSJ, "High-Octane Cool," 8 Oct. 2018 Boeing and SpaceX are two companies that will eventually taxi our astronauts to and from the International Space Station. — Henry Williams, WSJ, "NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine on Life off Earth," 3 Jan. 2019 The flight-recorder data is presented as a series of line graphs that give a clear picture of what was going on with the aircraft systems as the plane taxied on the ground, took off and flew for just 11 minutes. — Dominic Gates, The Seattle Times, "Lion Air pilots struggled against Boeing’s 737 MAX flight-control system, black-box data shows," 27 Nov. 2018 This video, taken at an undisclosed location, shows the Tu-95 and Su-35S fighter jets taxiing to take off on the mission. — Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, "What Russia's Wargames Propaganda Tells Us About Its Military," 13 Sep. 2018 Around 4:20 pm, Flight 645 was taxiing from Gate C30 when the aircraft’s left wing clipped the left wing of Flight 2746, the Chicago Sun-Times reported. — Janine Puhak, Fox News, "Two United Airlines planes collide on the ground at Chicago O'Hare Airport," 16 Aug. 2018 One recent day at Niamey’s airport, two French fighter jets screeched skyward from the runway as a giant American C-130 transporter plane taxied below. — Joe Parkinson, WSJ, "‘A Nest of Spies’: Niger’s Deserts Become Front Line of Fight Against Jihadism," 17 Sep. 2018 Padilla and an a recently hired assistant boarded the plane, taxied it to the runway, took off, and head out over the Atlantic Ocean. — Jeff Wise, Popular Mechanics, "It's Troublingly Common for Ground Crew Members To Steal Planes," 13 Aug. 2018 The aircraft began taxiing with no communication between the crew and the tower. — Robert Gearty, Fox News, "'Suicidal' airline employee plane theft started with flick of a switch, officials say," 11 Aug. 2018

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