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

1. a place where taxis park while awaiting customers
   • in England the place where taxis wait to be hired is called a `taxi rank'