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
Synonyms
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
Max Kim, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2024
Meanwhile, other eVTOL taxi companies are keen to take off in the near future.
—Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 25 Oct. 2024
Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Oct. 2024
Delta Air Lines Flight 295, an Airbus A350, was taxiing for departure to Tokyo, Japan, shortly after 10 a.m., the Federal Aviation Administration said, when its wingtip struck the tail of Endeavor Air Flight 5526.
—Kerry Breen, CBS News, 10 Sep. 2024
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Noun
The city has designated the 17th of each month as Ohtani Day, meaning bank workers, taxi drivers and civil servants go to work in their Dodgers garb.
—Max Kim, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2024
Meanwhile, other eVTOL taxi companies are keen to take off in the near future.
—Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 25 Oct. 2024
Verb
Moments after a plane taxied across the area, a fountain of asphalt and dust spewed into the air.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Oct. 2024
Delta Air Lines Flight 295, an Airbus A350, was taxiing for departure to Tokyo, Japan, shortly after 10 a.m., the Federal Aviation Administration said, when its wingtip struck the tail of Endeavor Air Flight 5526.
—Kerry Breen, CBS News, 10 Sep. 2024
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“Taxi.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/taxi. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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