hackney cab

ˈhækni kæb

Definition of hackney cab - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

modern

Rare

motorized taxi available for public hire

Rare

We hailed a hackney cab to get to the hotel.

cab

taxi

history

Rare

horse-drawn carriage for public hire

Rare

In the 1800s, people often used a hackney cab.

cab

hackney carriage

taxicab

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Images of hackney cab

motorized taxi available for public hire

Expressions with hackney

hackney carriage

British term for a licensed taxi

He flagged down a hackney carriage to get to the airport on time.

Expressions with cab

hail a cab

signal a taxi to stop for you

He raised his hand to hail a cab.

cab it

use a taxi service

She prefers to cab it rather than drive.

first cab off the rank

the first option or selection available

When the new game was released, he was the first cab off the rank.

cab fare

money paid for a taxi ride

I need to save some cash for cab fare.

call a cab

request a taxi service

She decided to call a cab after the party.

yellow cab

taxi that is yellow in color

I hailed a yellow cab to get to the airport.

grab a cab

hail a taxi for a ride

We need to grab a cab to get to the airport.

cab rank

designated area where taxis wait for passengers

The cab rank outside the station was full.

black cab

traditional London-style taxi with a spacious interior

We hailed a black cab to get to the hotel.

driver's cab

enclosed space of a vehicle where the driver sits and controls it

The engineer stepped into the driver's cab to prepare the train for departure.

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cabman

transportation

driver of a hackney cab or taxi

Examples of hackney cab in a sentence

Hackney cabs are a common sight in the city.
Tourists enjoyed a ride in a hackney cab.
The hackney cab waited outside the theater.

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French:taxi, fiacre, ...
German:Taxi, Fiaker, ...
Italian:taxi, carrozza a nolo, ...
Spanish:taxi, carruaje de alquiler, ...
Portuguese:táxi, carruagem de aluguer, ...
Chinese:出租车, 马车, ...
Japanese:ハックニーキャブ, 馬車, ...
Arabic:سَيّارَة أُجرَة, عَرَبَة أُجْرَة, ...
Hebrew:מוֹנִית לְהַשְׂכָּרָה, עֲגַלַּת הַסּוּסִים לְהַשְׂכָּרָה, ...
Russian:такси, наёмный экипаж, ...
Ukrainian:таксі, кінний екіпаж, ...
Hindi:हैकनी कैब, घोड़ा गाड़ी, ...
Bengali:মোটর চালিত ট্যাক্সি, ...
Catalan:taxi, carruatge de lloguer, ...
Czech:taxi, drožka, ...
Danish:hyrevogn, hestevogn, ...
Dutch:taxi, huurrijtuig, ...
Greek:ταξί, χακνι, ...
Hungarian:taxi, fiáker, ...
Khmer:តាក់ស៊ី, រទេះសេះឈ្នួល, ...
Korean:택시, 합승마차, ...
Persian:تاکسی هکنی, کالسکه کرایه‌ای, ...
Polish:taksówka, dorożka, ...
Portuguese (BR):táxi, tílburi, ...
Romanian:taxi, trăsură de închiriat, ...
Swedish:taxi, droska, ...
Thai:แท็กซี่, รถม้าเช่า, ...
Turkish:taksi, fayton, ...
Vietnamese:xe taxi, xe ngựa kéo, ...

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Definition of hackney cab - Reverso English Dictionary

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