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taxi

/ˈtæksi/noun

उच्चारण टैक्सी

टैक्सी

Basic word

nountaxis
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    [C]

    a car with a driver that you pay to take you somewhere

    टैक्सी

    • Let's take a taxi to the station.
    • We caught a taxi from the airport to the hotel.
    • The taxi driver knew a shortcut through the old city.
    + 1 more example
    • Can you order a taxi for six o'clock?

    Synonyms cab taxicab hackney carriage minicab

verbtaxies, taxiing, taxied
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    [I]

    (of a plane) to move slowly along the ground before taking off or after landing

    (विमान का) ज़मीन पर धीरे चलना

    • The plane taxied to the runway.
    • The aircraft taxied slowly towards the terminal.
    • The pilot taxied the plane to the end of the runway.
    + 1 more example
    • After landing, the plane taxied for a few minutes before stopping.

    Synonyms roll move slowly glide

≈Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms

cab taxicab hackney carriage minicab roll move slowly glide

AaSpelling

tax·i

?Which word?

Keep the hired-vehicle words: taxi or cab, auto-rickshaw (a three-wheeled taxi in India), rickshaw (pulled or pedalled), tonga (a horse-drawn carriage), ride-hailing app.

किराये के वाहनों के शब्द याद रखिए: taxi या cab, auto-rickshaw (भारत में तीन पहिया टैक्सी), rickshaw (खींचा या पैडल वाला), tonga (घोड़ा-गाड़ी), ride-hailing app।

⌂Word origin and word building

Word origin: taxi is short for taximeter cab (a car with a meter that measures the fare).

शब्द-उत्पत्ति में taxi, taximeter cab (किराया मापने वाले मीटर वाली कार) का छोटा रूप है।