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
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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Tim Lister, CNN Money, 13 Oct. 2025
Almost 40% of taxi and ride-hailing drivers nationwide are on Medicaid or receive health care subsidies, according to Center for American Progress, a left-leaning think tank.
—Levi Sumagaysay, Mercury News, 13 Oct. 2025
Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 7 Oct. 2025
One person was injured when two Delta Air Lines regional jets collided while taxiing at New York's LaGuardia Airport on Oct. 1, officials said.
—Melina Khan, USA Today, 2 Oct. 2025
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Noun
Also among those scheduled for release was Muhammad Zakarneh, convicted of planning the killing of a taxi driver in 2009, and Muhammad Abu al-Rub, convicted of carrying out a fatal stabbing attack in 2017.
—Tim Lister, CNN Money, 13 Oct. 2025
Almost 40% of taxi and ride-hailing drivers nationwide are on Medicaid or receive health care subsidies, according to Center for American Progress, a left-leaning think tank.
—Levi Sumagaysay, Mercury News, 13 Oct. 2025
Verb
Crosswinds pushed a taxiing EC135 air ambulance, causing the pilot to lose control of the helicopter.
—Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 7 Oct. 2025
One person was injured when two Delta Air Lines regional jets collided while taxiing at New York's LaGuardia Airport on Oct. 1, officials said.
—Melina Khan, USA Today, 2 Oct. 2025
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“Taxi.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/taxi. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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