taxi
Hailed street vehicle
A taxi is a car for hire, usually with a driver, that takes passengers where they want to go for a fare.
Also called a taxicab or cab.
The verb means to travel by taxi or, for an aircraft, to move along the ground under its own power before takeoff or after landing: The plane taxied to the gate.
Transport payment
- pickupSmall open-bed truck
- dropoffAbrupt descent point
- destinationIntended arrival point
- passengerTraveler, not operator
trip · journey · commute · transfer · route · curbside · door-to-door · hail
Transport payment
- tariffTax on traded goods
- rateMeasured speed or charge
- surchargeExtra fee added
- distanceSpace between two points
time · ticking · zone · peak · off-peak · flat rate · estimate · receipt
Professional hired driver
- driverVehicle operator
- hackShortcut or breach
- operatorOne who works machinery
- medallionLarge decorative disk pendant
license · tip · gratuity · shift · night shift · knowledge test
Vehicle for hire
- yellow cabDistinctive urban hire car
- hackneyCarriage horse breed
- minicabBooked-only taxi
- sedanEnclosed passenger car
automobile · livery · rickshaw · tuk-tuk · black cab · pedicab · limousine · minivan
App-summoned car service
- LyftRide-summoning service
- ride-hailingApp-based transport booking
- rideshareShared vehicle transit
- on-demandAvailable upon request
rating · ETA · surge pricing · cashless · GPS · tracking · driver rating
At the endpoint
- transferMove between locations
- pickup zoneDesignated collection point
- flat rateUnchanging price regardless of quantity
- arrivalAct of reaching destination
departure · luggage · shuttle · ground transportation · curbside pickup
fare
Transport payment
- pickupSmall open-bed truck
- dropoffAbrupt descent point
- destinationIntended arrival point
passenger · trip · journey · commute · transfer · route · curbside · door-to-door · hail · cabstand
fare
Transport payment
distance · time · ticking · zone · peak · off-peak · flat rate · estimate · receipt · pricing
chauffeur
Professional hired driver
medallion · license · tip · gratuity · shift · night shift · knowledge test
cab
Vehicle for hire
- yellow cabDistinctive urban hire car
- hackneyCarriage horse breed
- minicabBooked-only taxi
sedan · automobile · livery · rickshaw · tuk-tuk · black cab · pedicab · limousine · minivan · hybrid
Uber
App-summoned car service
- LyftRide-summoning service
- ride-hailingApp-based transport booking
- rideshareShared vehicle transit
on-demand · rating · ETA · surge pricing · cashless · GPS · tracking · driver rating
terminal
At the endpoint
- transferMove between locations
- pickup zoneDesignated collection point
- flat rateUnchanging price regardless of quantity
arrival · departure · luggage · shuttle · ground transportation · curbside pickup
taxiway
Aircraft ground route
pushback · clearance · tower · wingtip · ground control
taxipublic bus
Shared municipal transportation
subway · metro · public transit · mass transit · train
- taxi driverHired car operator
- taxi rankQueue point for hire cars
- yellow taxiHired city vehicle
- taxi ridePaid trip in hired car
- taxi standQueue point for cabs
- taxi cabVehicle for hire