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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Adam Geller, Los Angeles Times, 6 Dec. 2024
Other footage shows that person walking at West 86th Street and Columbus Avenue before entering a taxi cab which drove him about five miles north to the Port Authority Bus Terminal in Washington Heights, right next to the George Washington Bridge, police said.
—Dan Mangan, CNBC, 6 Dec. 2024
Katie Langford, The Denver Post, 12 Nov. 2024
Delta Air Lines Flight 295, an Airbus A350, was taxiing for departure when its wingtip struck the tail of Endeavor Air Flight 5526, the airline told Fox News Digital.
—Louis Casiano, Fox News, 11 Sep. 2024
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Noun
Industries including healthcare, education and service providers are more prone to violence than others, and taxi drivers are more than 20 times more likely to be murdered on the job than other workers, the group said.
—Adam Geller, Los Angeles Times, 6 Dec. 2024
Other footage shows that person walking at West 86th Street and Columbus Avenue before entering a taxi cab which drove him about five miles north to the Port Authority Bus Terminal in Washington Heights, right next to the George Washington Bridge, police said.
—Dan Mangan, CNBC, 6 Dec. 2024
Verb
Flight 1648 landed in Denver at 1:38 p.m. and taxied to the gate without incident, according to FlightAware and airline officials.
—Katie Langford, The Denver Post, 12 Nov. 2024
Delta Air Lines Flight 295, an Airbus A350, was taxiing for departure when its wingtip struck the tail of Endeavor Air Flight 5526, the airline told Fox News Digital.
—Louis Casiano, Fox News, 11 Sep. 2024
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“Taxi.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/taxi. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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