taxi n : a car driven by a person whose job is to take passengers where they want to go in exchange for money [syn: cab, hack, taxicab]

1 travel slowly; "The plane taxied down the runway"

2 ride in a taxicab [also: taxying, taxies (pl)]

English

Etymology

Shortened from taxicab, a portmanteau of taximeter and cabriolet.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -æksi

Noun

1. A vehicle that may be hired for single journeys by members of the public and driven by a taxi driver.

Synonyms

• cab
• taxicab (from taximeter cabriolet)

Related terms

• taxicab
• taxi driver
• taximeter
• taxi pole
• taxi stand
• hackney cab

Translations

Verb

1. To move an aircraft around an airport under its own power.

Related terms

• taxiway

Translations

Norwegian

Alternative spellings

• taksi

Noun

1. taxi (only cars)

Synonyms

• drosje (also horse wagons, etc)

Romanian

Etymology

Short form of taximetru

Noun

taxi (plural: taximetre)

1. taxi

Spanish

Noun

1. taxi

Swedish

Noun

taxi

1. taxi

Taxi may refer to:

In transport

• Taxi (transport), a vehicle for hire which conveys passengers between locations of their choice
• Taximeter, a mechanical or electronic device installed in taxicabs
• Taxicab stand
• Share taxi, a mode of transport that falls between private transport and conventional bus transport
• Water taxi, a small boat that transports passengers on water
• Taxiing, the movement of an aircraft on the ground
  • Taxiway, the paved surface on which an aircraft taxis
• Business jet, an air taxi or charter jet

In television

• Taxi (TV series), an American television comedy that aired from 1978 to 1983
• Taxi! (TV series), a British television series that aired from 1963 to 1964
• Taxi (Dutch TV series), a Dutch reality television show
• Taxicab Confessions, an HBO documentary series

In film

• Taxi Driver, a 1976 film directed by Martin Scorsese starring Robert de Niro and Jodie Foster
• A series of action-comedy movies written by Luc Besson, starring Samy Naceri and Frédéric Diefenthal:
  • Taxi (1998 film), a 1998 film directed by Gérard Pirès
  • Taxi 2, a 2000 sequel to the above film. Directed by Gérard Krawczyk
  • Taxi 3, a 2003 sequel to the above films. Directed by Gérard Krawczyk
  • Taxi 4, a 2007 sequel to the above films. Directed by Gérard Krawczyk
• Taxi (2004 film), a loose remake of the 1998 film. Directed by Tim Story
• Taxi!, a 1932 film starring James Cagney
• Taxi (1953 film), a 1953 film directed by Gregory Ratoff
• Taxi Number 9211, a 2006 Bollywood film directed by Milan Lutharia

In music

• Taxi (punk rock band), rock 'n' roll band from Rome
• TAxi (band), a rock band from Chicago
• Taxi (band), a Romanian pop band
• Taxi (Faroese band), a Faroese pop band
• Taxi (Thai band), a Thai rock band under GMM Grammy
• Taxi (Gibraltar band), a Gibraltarian pop rock band formed by former members of Melon Diesel
• Táxi, a Portuguese pop band
• "Taxi" (song), a song by Harry Chapin
• Taxi (album), an album by Bryan Ferry
• "Big Yellow Taxi", a song by Joni Mitchell
• "Taxi Grab", a song by Jethro Tull
• "Joe le Taxi", a song by Vanessa Paradis
• "Tijuana Taxi", a song by Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass

Other uses

• TAXI (advertising agency)
• Taxi (chocolate), a chocolate biscuit
• Taxi (magazine), a bimonthly Guatemalan fashion, arts, and culture magazine started in 2004
• Crazy Taxi (series), a video game series that involves driving a taxicab
• Mystery Bus and Mystery Taxi, a humorous concept related to casual sex
• Taxi Design Network, an international multidisciplinary design network and photo service
• Taxis, an innate behavioral response by an organism
• Thurn und Taxis, a German Princely House
• TAXi (protocol), a protocol used in fibre optic transmissions

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