waved down
Hailed from roadside
To wave down is to signal someone—usually a driver—to stop by waving your hand or arm: She waved down a taxi.
The gesture is typically urgent or deliberate, used to flag passing vehicles for help, hail cabs, or get someone's attention from a distance.
- taxiVehicle for hire
- yellow cabDistinctive urban hire car
- hitchhikeSolicit rides from strangers
- busLarge passenger vehicle
- carWheeled motor vehicle
passing car · police car · signal · rescue · emergency vehicle · driver · distress · stop · pulled over · beckon · thumb · summon · hand · flag · arm · urgency · past · greet