taxi
• noun (pl. taxis) a motor vehicle licensed to transport passengers in return for payment of a fare. • verb (taxies, taxied, taxiing or taxying) 1 (with reference to an aircraft) move or guide slowly along the ground before take-off or after landing. 2 travel in a taxi. — ORIGIN abbreviation of taxicab or taximeter cab (see TAXIMETER).
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