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noun

variants also taxies
Definition of taxisnext
plural of taxi
as in cabs
an automobile that carries passengers for a fare usually determined by the distance traveled couldn't hail a taxi so I had to run in the rain to make my appointment

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verb

variants or taxies
present tense third-person singular of taxi
as in chauffeurs

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  • The streetscape, the shopfronts, the hansom cabs, the coal smoke, the gaslights, the stink?
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Aug. 2026
  • In the same way that London is more than just red buses, black cabs, and a rather large parliamentary clock, England is more than just the vigor of London.
    — Katie Silcox, Vogue, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of cabs
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