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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Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 6 Oct. 2025
The mosque’s chairman works a taxi driver and relied on the car as his livelihood, according to the manager.
—Laura Sharman, CNN Money, 5 Oct. 2025
Sam Sweeney, ABC News, 1 Oct. 2025
Being in such close quarters with strangers can be enough to throw me into a hot, sweaty panic, especially when the plane is stuck taxiing on the runway.
—Amelia McBride, Travel + Leisure, 21 Sep. 2025
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Noun
This is why visitors often experience aggressive street vendors, taxi scams or 'guides' demanding tips after offering unsolicited help.
—Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 6 Oct. 2025
The mosque’s chairman works a taxi driver and relied on the car as his livelihood, according to the manager.
—Laura Sharman, CNN Money, 5 Oct. 2025
Verb
Two Delta Air Lines regional jets collided at low speeds while taxiing Wednesday evening at LaGuardia Airport, according to the airline.
—Sam Sweeney, ABC News, 1 Oct. 2025
Being in such close quarters with strangers can be enough to throw me into a hot, sweaty panic, especially when the plane is stuck taxiing on the runway.
—Amelia McBride, Travel + Leisure, 21 Sep. 2025
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“Taxi.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/taxi. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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