taxi

Meaning

Noun

1. A vehicle that may be hired for single journeys by members of the public, driven by a taxi driver.
2. The movement of an aircraft across an airport's surface under its own power; a phase of aircraft operation involving this movement.
3. A share taxi.

Verb

1. To move an aircraft on the ground under its own power.
2. To travel by taxicab.

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈtæk.si/

Etymology

Shortened from taximeter cab, taximeter (“automatic meter that records distance and fare”) from French taximètre, from German Taxameter (whence also English taxameter), coined from Medieval Latin taxa (“tax, charge”). More at tax, task.