cab

Meaning

Noun

1. A compartment at the front of a truck or train for the driver.
2. A similar compartment in other vehicles.
3. A shelter at the top of an air traffic control tower or fire lookout tower.
4. (historical) Any of several two- or four-wheeled carriages; a cabriolet.
5. Synonym of taxi, a vehicle available for public hire for single journeys.

Verb

To travel by taxicab.

Synonyms

taxi

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taxicab

hack

coach

carriage

hackney coach

hackney-coach

cockpit

cabriolet

car

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vehicle

hackney carriage

steering bridge

steering room

automotive vehicle

autocar

manipulator cell

automobile

automotive

cabin

cart

control room

motor vehicle

omnibus

shay

trap

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Translations

taxi

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taxi

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Taxi

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tassì

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ταξί

taxi

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fiacre

táxi

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taxi

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huurrijtuig

taxi

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aapje

vigilante

Droschke

Pronounced as (IPA)

/kæb/

Etymology

Clipping of cabriolet.