taxicab

IPA: tˈæksikæb

a vehicle that passengers hire to take them between locations of their choice, the fare being calculated with a taximeter; a taxi or cab

Examples of "taxicab" in Sentences

Hotel, where he called a taxicab and drove to his offices.
Driving a taxicab is one of the most dangerous occupations in Canada.
In a sort of helpless, breakfastless rage we called a taxicab and went to Tish's.
A few years back, I got interested in taxicab tipping – and what influences how much people tip.
And then a little later, he called the taxicab, which allegedly took him to the scene of the crime.
New Yorkers, and Americans in general, are indeed given to using cab, cropped from the back end of the word taxicab, interchangeably with taxi.
I was not sure that this surmise was not due to an over-active imagination, but I was determined to get away from the man's scrutiny, so I called a taxicab and gave the driver my address.
He found himself incapable of work, and at three o'clock, to the surprise of his clerks, who had thought his unexpected visit must mean an important conference of directors, he called a taxicab and started for Westbury.