taxi

1 of 2

noun

plural taxis ˈtak-sēz How to pronounce taxi (audio) 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

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
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 See all Example Sentences for taxi 

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Word History

First Known Use

Noun

circa 1907, in the meaning defined above

Verb

1911, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1a

Time Traveler
The first known use of taxi was circa 1907

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Cite this Entry

“Taxi.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/taxi. Accessed 4 Nov. 2024.

Kids Definition

taxi

1 of 2 noun
plural taxis -sēz How to pronounce taxi (audio) 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

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