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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Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 17 June 2026
As if rapping from a speeding time machine, Wiki flows about yellow taxis turning into Uber Eats over an instrumental that cruises from a soft breakbeat into a total breakdown of glitchy scratches courtesy of Lil Ugly Mane.
—Lei Takanashi, Pitchfork, 16 June 2026
Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 10 June 2026
Staff checked the flight manifest, found no one by that name authorized to be on board, and the aircraft was taxied back to the gate, court documents said.
—Mirna Alsharif, NBC news, 7 June 2026
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Noun
The flight was given clearance to taxi normally to the gate under its own power.
—Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 17 June 2026
As if rapping from a speeding time machine, Wiki flows about yellow taxis turning into Uber Eats over an instrumental that cruises from a soft breakbeat into a total breakdown of glitchy scratches courtesy of Lil Ugly Mane.
—Lei Takanashi, Pitchfork, 16 June 2026
Verb
It is being deployed on four of the Airbus A320neo aircraft, allowing engine-off taxiing to the runway.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 10 June 2026
Staff checked the flight manifest, found no one by that name authorized to be on board, and the aircraft was taxied back to the gate, court documents said.
—Mirna Alsharif, NBC news, 7 June 2026
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“Taxi.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/taxi. Accessed 19 Jun. 2026.
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