Definition of taxicabnext
as in taxi
an automobile that carries passengers for a fare usually determined by the distance traveled took a taxicab to the airport

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Recent Examples of taxicab As Chicagoans and tourists spilled out of Navy Pier on Wednesday night, a crowd of taxicabs waited for the post-shows and post-fireworks crowd. The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 27 July 2025 Grocery stores, schools, a movie theater, a bowling alley, churches, dry cleaners, employment services, taxicab companies, banks, restaurants, law firms, photography studios. Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 16 June 2025 Years ago, startups called Uber and Airbnb changed the way Americans thought about taxicabs and hotels. Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 10 June 2025 Probst’s hilarious cross-continental vote delivery first appeared in season 4, Survivor: Marquesas when the host hailed a New York City taxicab to take him and the voting urn to Central Park for the big winner reveal. Dalton Ross, EW.com, 21 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for taxicab
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Noun
  • However, its carriage could be seen getting stuck on the bumper of a taxi and damaging it as the horse finally came to a stop.
    Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 13 Jan. 2026
  • On March 19, 1932, after going to a movie, Long Lance told a taxi driver to take him to Baldwin’s estate.
    David Treuer, The Atlantic, 13 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • In place of the rear bench stands the 91-L door fridge, an uncommon placement that looks quite convenient for grabbing a cold drink or sandwich from the driver's cab.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 14 Jan. 2026
  • Police said the suspect was believed to be driving a black, full-size pickup truck from the 1980s or 1990s with a single cab, short wheelbase and a clear rear window with no sliding panel.
    Dallas Morning News, Dallas Morning News, 13 Jan. 2026

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“Taxicab.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/taxicab. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.

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