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Synonyms for taxi-cab


Grammar : Noun
Spell : tak-see-kab
Phonetic Transcription : ˈtæk siˌkæb



Définition of taxi-cab

Origin :
  • 1907, from taxi (n.) + cab (n.).
  • As in cab : noun car for hire
  • As in gypsy cab : noun taxi with restricted license
Example sentences :
  • Then calling for a taxi-cab, he whizzed away to the Grand Central station.
  • Extract from : « The Trimming of Goosie » by James Hopper
  • He pulled up his coat-collar and looked about for a taxi-cab.
  • Extract from : « Jack O' Judgment » by Edgar Wallace
  • The taxi-cab driver paid no attention to the girls as they got in.
  • Extract from : « A Little Miss Nobody » by Amy Bell Marlowe
  • Fiorsen, leaving his house that morning, had walked till he saw a taxi-cab.
  • Extract from : « Beyond » by John Galsworthy
  • "Young Mitchell, who has a taxi-cab of his own, you know," said Jones.
  • Extract from : « The Chestermarke Instinct » by J. S. Fletcher
  • I hung up the receiver and told the servant to whistle for a taxi-cab.
  • Extract from : « The Blue Germ » by Martin Swayne
  • I signalled to a waiter and together we managed to get Sarakoff into a taxi-cab.
  • Extract from : « The Blue Germ » by Martin Swayne
  • He turned to his taxi-cab and jerked the starting handle violently.
  • Extract from : « The Blue Germ » by Martin Swayne
  • The words "mud-guard" and "taxi-cab" are inconsistently hyphenated in the original.
  • Extract from : « The Angel of Terror » by Edgar Wallace
  • He called a taxi-cab and drove at once to the Embassy of his country.
  • Extract from : « The Double Four » by E. Phillips Oppenheim

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