I. ˈtaksē, -si noun
( plural taxis also taxies )
Etymology: short for taxicab
1. : taxicab
2. : a similarly operated boat or airplane
II. verb
( taxied ; taxied ; taxiing or taxying ; taxis or taxies )
intransitive verb
1. : to ride in a taxicab : go by taxicab
2.
a. of an airplane : to go at low speed along the surface of the ground or water (as when maneuvering into position for takeoff or parking)
the plane comes in and taxis up to its place — C.B.Palmer b. 1910
b. : to operate an airplane on the ground under its own power
a pilot taxis to the warmup apron and holds there for several minutes before taking off — Civil Air Regulations
transitive verb
1. : to transport by or as if by taxi
the last visiting novelist has been safely taxied to his … hotel — Saturday Review
2. : to cause (an airplane) to taxi
the aircraft captain … taxis the plane … across the airport to the terminal — Richard Thruelsen
III. noun
( -s )
Etymology: taxi (II)
: an act or action of taxiing