Synonyms for taxi-cabs


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


Définition of taxi-cabs

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 :
  • At Montmartre carriages were requisitioned and taxi-cabs were at a premium.
  • Extract from : « Fantmas » by Pierre Souvestre
  • But taxi-cabs and buses were compelled to plunge into the water hub-high.
  • Extract from : « Paris Vistas » by Helen Davenport Gibbons
  • Panthay mules are not to be found waiting on a stand like taxi-cabs.
  • Extract from : « The Pacification of Burma » by Sir Charles Haukes Todd Crosthwaite
  • I am thinking for the moment of the days which knew not taxi-cabs.
  • Extract from : « The Record of Nicholas Freydon » by A. J. (Alec John) Dawson
  • The horns of taxi-cabs passing below could be plainly heard, and the drone and rattle of motor-buses.
  • Extract from : « The Sins of Sverac Bablon » by Sax Rohmer
  • The hooting of horns on taxi-cabs played a brisk accompaniment to the mournful chant.
  • Extract from : « The Sins of Sverac Bablon » by Sax Rohmer
  • He turned toward his aide lazily and asked: "Suppose there had been two taxi-cabs instead of one that night?"
  • Extract from : « Ashton Kirk, Secret Agent » by John T. McIntyre
  • A few others also hastened out, less interested in authors than in taxi-cabs.
  • Extract from : « Black Oxen » by Gertrude Franklin Horn Atherton
  • Once again they had been caught in a block in taxi-cabs exactly opposite each other.
  • Extract from : « Dodo's Daughter » by E. F. Benson
  • Late one night, when taxi-cabs were scarce, he found that his quickest way to reach home would be by means of one of the tubes.
  • Extract from : « Uncanny Tales » by Various

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