cab
1a taxicab.
any of various horse-drawn vehicles, as a hansom or brougham, especially one for public hire.
the covered or enclosed part of a locomotive, truck, crane, etc., where the operator sits.
the glass-enclosed area of an airport control tower in which the controllers are stationed.
to ride in a taxicab or horse-drawn cab: They cabbed to the theater.
Origin of cab
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or kab
an ancient Hebrew measure equal to about two quarts.
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How to use cab in a sentence
Hailo,” he says, “is for yellow cabs and uses the existing infrastructure to make it better and help more people.
Cab-Hailing App Hailo Simplifies Life for Taxi Drivers and Passengers | Ben Blackman | July 30, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTWith most of the subway system still down for the count, cabs are in even higher demand than usual.
New York Fuel Runs on Empty in Hurricane Sandy Aftermath | Caitlin Dickson | November 2, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTNever was he more delightful than when bellowing, “The cabs are here!”
‘Jersey Shore’ Canceled: 11 Wildest Moments (VIDEO) | Kevin Fallon | August 31, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTResult: In wind and rain and baking sun, Parisians must stand in long lines at taxi stands for cabs that never come.
But somehow Korean hoteliers find Koreans to clean rooms and taxi cab companies find Koreans to drive cabs.
Cabs containing couples rolled by, disappeared towards north and south, disappeared into the darkness.
Bella Donna | Robert HichensLate one night, when taxi-cabs were scarce, he found that his quickest way to reach home would be by means of one of the tubes.
Uncanny Tales | VariousThe heavy traffic has all ceased and the number of cabs and motor busses is only a fraction of what it would be on business days.
British Highways And Byways From A Motor Car | Thomas D. MurphyEverywhere and from all directions cabs pass with much cracking of whips and hallooing.
Florence and Northern Tuscany with Genoa | Edward HuttonI thought it was one of the other drivers—there were several cabs outside.
The Daffodil Mystery | Edgar Wallace
British Dictionary definitions for cab (1 of 3)
/ (kæb) /
a taxi
(as modifier): a cab rank
the enclosed compartment of a lorry, locomotive, crane, etc, from which it is driven or operated
(formerly) a light horse-drawn vehicle used for public hire
first cab off the rank Australian informal the first person, etc, to do or take advantage of something
Origin of cab
1British Dictionary definitions for cab (2 of 3)
kab
/ (kæb) /
an ancient Hebrew measure equal to about 2.3 litres (4 pints)
Origin of cab
2British Dictionary definitions for CAB (3 of 3)
(in Britain) Citizens' Advice Bureau
(in the US) Civil Aeronautics Board
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