taxi rank
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Definition
Noun: A designated area, typically at an airport, train station, or on a street, where taxis line up and wait in turn to pick up passengers.
Usage
A "taxi rank" is a fixed location. Passengers go there to find available taxis. The taxis wait in a queue, and the passenger at the front of the passenger line takes the taxi at the front of the taxi queue.
Examples
- There is a taxi rank directly outside the main terminal.
- Please queue for the next available cab at the taxi rank.
- The hotel concierge directed us to the nearest taxi rank.
Advanced Usage
- The term implies an orderly, first-come-first-served system managed by location, and sometimes by an attendant or marshal.
- It is often a more formal or official term compared to simply saying "where the taxis wait."
Variants and Related Words
- Taxi stand (noun): This is the common equivalent term in American English. (e.g., "I'll meet you at the taxi stand.")
- Cab stand (noun): Another synonym, primarily used in North America.
Synonyms
- Cab stand
- Taxi stand
Related Phrases
- Taxi queue: This can refer specifically to the line of waiting taxis themselves or the line of passengers.
- Hail a taxi: To signal for a taxi to stop on the street, as opposed to getting one from a rank.
Noun
- a place where taxis park while awaiting customers
- in England the place where taxis wait to be hired is called a `taxi rank'