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   Tax·i

   /ˈtaksē/

   

   noun

   • 1. short for taxicab
   • ▪ a boat or other means of transportation used to convey passengers in return for payment of a fare: "they took a motor-boat taxi to the end of the Grand Canal"

   verb

   • 1. (of an aircraft) move slowly along the ground before takeoff or after landing: "the plane taxis up to a waiting limousine"
   • ▪ (of a pilot) cause (an aircraft) to move slowly along the ground: "he taxied it to the very end of the airstrip"
   • 2. take a taxi as a means of transport: "I would taxi home and sleep till eight"

   Word Origin early 20th century: abbreviation of taxicab or taximeter cab (see taximeter).

   Scrabble Points: 11

   • T

     1

   • A

     1

   • X

     8

   • I

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