taximeter cab

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• Taximeter — A taximeter is a mechanical or electronic device installed in taxicabs that calculates passenger fares based on a combination of distance travelled and waiting time. It is the shortened form of this word that gives the taxi its name.HistoryThe… …   Wikipedia

• tax|i|cab — «TAK see KAB», noun. an automobile for hire, usually with a meter for recording the fare. ╂[short for taximeter cab] …   Useful english dictionary

• Hansom cab — NOTOC A Hansom cab is a kind of horse drawn carriage designed and patented in 1834 by Joseph Hansom, an architect from York. The vehicle was developed and tested by Hansom in Hinckley, Leicestershire, England. Originally known as the Hansom… …   Wikipedia

• taxi — [20] Taxi is short for taximeter cab, a term coined around 1890 for a cab fitted with a taximeter, a device for showing the fare to be paid. Taximeter [19] was borrowed from French taximètre, a compound noun formed from taxe ‘charge, tariff’ (a… …   The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

• taxi — [20] Taxi is short for taximeter cab, a term coined around 1890 for a cab fitted with a taximeter, a device for showing the fare to be paid. Taximeter [19] was borrowed from French taximètre, a compound noun formed from taxe ‘charge, tariff’ (a… …   Word origins

• taxicab — tax|i|cab [ˈtæksikæb] n [Date: 1900 2000; Origin: taximeter cab taxi , from taximeter instrument in a taxi for showing the amount to be paid (19 21 centuries), from French taximètre, from German taxameter, from Medieval Latin taxa charge (from… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• taxi — n. & v. n. (pl. taxis) 1 (in full taxi cab) a motor car licensed to ply for hire and usu. fitted with a taximeter. 2 a boat etc. similarly used. v. (taxis, taxied, taxiing or taxying) 1 a intr. (of an aircraft or pilot) move along the ground… …   Useful english dictionary

• 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… …   English terms dictionary

• taxi — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. taximeter cab, taxicab; hack[ney], jitney; taxiplane; fiacre, droshky, [jin]rickshaw, pedi cab. See vehicle, transportation. II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. taxicab, cab, hack …   English dictionary for students

• taxi — 1907, shortening of taximeter cab (introduced in London in March 1907), from taximeter automatic meter to record the distance and fare (1898), from Fr. taximètre, from Ger. Taxameter (1890), coined from M.L. taxa tax, charge. An earlier English… …   Etymology dictionary

• taxicab — /ˈtæksikæb/ (say takseekab) noun → taxi (def. 1). {shortened form of taximeter cab. See taximeter} …