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
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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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Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 8 Nov. 2024
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
Diane Herbst, People.com, 15 Oct. 2024
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
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Noun
Stephen is in a taxi; his obstacles are a chatty driver and roadworks.
—Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 8 Nov. 2024
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
Verb
As the plane was taxiing to the gate, her phone lit up with a text from her doctor.
—Diane Herbst, People.com, 15 Oct. 2024
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
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“Taxi.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/taxi. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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