I. ˈtak-sē noun
( plural tax·is -sēz ; also tax·ies )
Date: circa 1907
: taxicab ; also : a similarly operated boat or aircraft
II. verb
( tax·ied ; taxi·ing ; tax·is or tax·ies )
Date: 1911
intransitive verb
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
taxi ed to the train station
transitive verb
1. : to transport by or as if by taxi
2. : to cause (an aircraft) to taxi