taxied; taxiing; taxis or taxies
1
a
of an aircraft
: to go at low speed along the surface of the ground or water
b
: to operate an aircraft on the ground under its own power
2
: to ride in a taxicab
taxied to the train station
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Examples of taxi in a Sentence
Noun
We caught a taxi to the restaurant.
We went to the restaurant by taxi.
Verb
The plane taxied slowly to the runway.
The pilot taxied out to the runway.
The pilot taxied the plane out to the runway.
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Erika Page, The Christian Science Monitor, 10 Feb. 2025
April 30, 1987: Feds offer immigrants ways to gain legal status
Less than 1 1/2 years after overseeing raids on taxi drivers in the U.S. illegally, Moyer details plans to open four centers to help immigrants with paperwork to become legal U.S. residents.
—Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 6 Feb. 2025
Kiki Intarasuwan, CBS News, 5 Feb. 2025
The Delta aircraft was taxiing at the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport around 1 p.m. on Dec. 24 when the airline determined that someone was on board without a ticket, prompting the plane to return to the gate, Morgan Durrant, a representative for Delta, said in a statement.
—Hank Sanders, New York Times, 28 Dec. 2024
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Noun
Claudia Morales/Reuters Felicidad Quispe works as a taxi driver in El Alto, Bolivia.
—Erika Page, The Christian Science Monitor, 10 Feb. 2025
April 30, 1987: Feds offer immigrants ways to gain legal status
Less than 1 1/2 years after overseeing raids on taxi drivers in the U.S. illegally, Moyer details plans to open four centers to help immigrants with paperwork to become legal U.S. residents.
—Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 6 Feb. 2025
Verb
Sea-Tac Airport said in its own statement that the Japan Airlines plane was taxiing while the Delta flight was parked when the impact occurred.
—Kiki Intarasuwan, CBS News, 5 Feb. 2025
The Delta aircraft was taxiing at the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport around 1 p.m. on Dec. 24 when the airline determined that someone was on board without a ticket, prompting the plane to return to the gate, Morgan Durrant, a representative for Delta, said in a statement.
—Hank Sanders, New York Times, 28 Dec. 2024
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“Taxi.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/taxi. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.
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