yellow cab
Hailed urban ride
A yellow cab is a taxicab painted the distinctive yellow color associated with licensed taxis in many American cities, especially New York City.
The color makes cabs easily visible and recognizable on busy streets.
She hailed a yellow cab on Fifth Avenue.
The term often evokes New York specifically, where the yellow taxi became an urban icon.
Adjacent to the street
- whistleShrill air-blown sounder
- armUpper body limb
- signalMessage-conveying cue
- street cornerWhere two roads intersect
wait · pickup · on-demand · available · occupied · off-duty · meter · fare
NYC's densest borough
- Times SquareFamous Manhattan intersection
- BroadwayManhattan theatrical district
- Fifth AvenueIconic Manhattan thoroughfare
- Central ParkManhattan's vast public greenspace
Wall Street · Grand Central · Rockefeller Center · Empire State Building · Brooklyn · Queens · Bronx · Big Apple
Shortcut or breach
- shiftMovement or work period
- tipsExtras for servers
- navigationDetermining position and course
- trafficMovement along routes
license · TLC · fare · passenger · long hours · night shift · immigrant · livelihood
One who examines
- vintageQuality from past eras
- classicOf lasting excellence
- AmericanaHeritage artifacts or music
- nostalgiaLonging for the past
retro · emblematic · quintessential · recognizable · distinctive · landmark · cultural · heritage
curbside
Adjacent to the street
street corner · wait · pickup · on-demand · available · occupied · off-duty · meter · fare · dispatch
Manhattan
NYC's densest borough
- Times SquareFamous Manhattan intersection
- BroadwayManhattan theatrical district
- Fifth AvenueIconic Manhattan thoroughfare
Central Park · Wall Street · Grand Central · Rockefeller Center · Empire State Building · Brooklyn · Queens · Bronx · Big Apple · Gotham
hack
Shortcut or breach
- shiftMovement or work period
- tipsExtras for servers
- navigationDetermining position and course
traffic · license · TLC · fare · passenger · long hours · night shift · immigrant · livelihood
checker
One who examines
nostalgia · retro · emblematic · quintessential · recognizable · distinctive · landmark · cultural · heritage · timeless
- New YorkManhattan, Bronx, Queens, Staten Island, Brooklyn
- rideshareUber, Lyft, rideshare, ride-hailing, taxi
- taxi termstaxi, fare, taximeter, medallion, taxi stand
- colored vehiclesred car, black car, green car, fire truck
- City SightsStatue of Liberty, Eiffel Tower, Big Ben, Empire State Building, Sydney Opera House
- transportationcar, bus, airplane, train, plane
yellow cabUber
App-summoned car service
Lyft · rideshare · limousine service · robotaxi · Juno
yellow cabself-driving
Operating without human control
rental car · car ownership · walking · cycling · carpool
yellow cabsubway
Underground transit passage
metro · public bus · city bus · mass transit · public transportation
yellow, yellowish, yellowed, taxicab, cab, yellows, yellowing, yellowness, cabby