taxi

1 of 2

noun

ˈtak-sē 

plural taxis ˈtak-sēz  also taxies

: taxicab

also : a similarly operated boat or aircraft

taxi

2 of 2

verb

taxied; taxiing; taxis or taxies

intransitive verb

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

transitive verb

1

: to transport by or as if by taxi

2

: to cause (an aircraft) to taxi

Synonyms

Noun

• cab
• hack
• taxicab

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

Roth was released from prison in June 1985 after serving 16 years for the fatal shooting of a Topeka taxi driver. —Stephanie Warsmith, USA Today, 8 June 2025

Junior suites deliver enough space for a family of three to sprawl out in between taxi rides into Venice, and a poolside rooftop bar offers respite for parents monitoring high energy kiddos swimming away summertime twilight. —Joe Sills, Forbes.com, 6 June 2025

Verb

The Electra’s twin engines roared, and Earhart taxied toward departure. —Laurie Gwen Shapiro, New Yorker, 2 June 2025

United Airlines jetliners taxi down a runway for departure from Denver International Airport on May 23, 2025. —Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 May 2025

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

circa 1907, in the meaning defined above

Verb

1911, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1a

Phrases Containing taxi

• air taxi
• hail a taxi
• taxi dancer
• taxi rank
• taxi stand
• water taxi

Rhymes for taxi

• maxi
• waxy
• epitaxy

Kids Definition

taxi

1 of 2 noun

ˈtak-sē 

plural taxis -sēz  also taxies

: taxicab

also : a similarly operated boat or airplane

taxi

2 of 2 verb

taxied; taxiing; taxis or taxies

1

: to operate an airplane slowly on the ground under its own power

2

: to ride in or transport by taxi