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siˌkæb noun
a public passenger vehicle, especially an automobile, usually fitted with a taximeter.
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taxicab
chauffeur-driven automobile available for hire to carry passengers between any two points within a city or its suburbs for a fare determined by a meter or zone system or a flat rate. The taxicab is named after the taximeter, an instrument invented by Wilhelm Bruhn in 1891 that automatically recorded the distance traveled and/or the time consumed, thus enabling the fare to be accurately measured. The term cab derives from the cabriolet, a two-wheeled, one-horse carriage often let out for hire
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Taxicab
is always a great word to know.
So is flibbertigibbet. Does it mean:
| a chattering or flighty, light-headed person. |
| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
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He was not one to engage taxicab drivers in conversation, but such a thing as this he felt obligated to share.
Access to the airport is available by taxicab and shuttle bus.
The humble, occasionally head-scratching taxicab roof light is coming in for a makeover.
B ut there are simple alternatives for large-scale attacks: mounting a dispersal device on the back of a taxicab.
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