taxi-stand
Definition
Noun: A "taxi-stand" is a designated place where taxis wait for passengers to hire them.
Usage Examples
- (A specific location where taxis queue for customers.)
- (A designated area for boarding taxis.)
Advanced Usage
"to be at a taxi-stand": to be located at such a place.
- The driver is currently at a taxi-stand near the airport. (The driver is waiting for passengers at that location.)
"to line up at a taxi-stand": to form a queue of taxis at the stand.
- Several taxis were lined up at the taxi-stand, waiting for fares. (The taxis were arranged in a row at the stand.)
Variants and Related Words
Taxi-rank (n): a synonym for taxi-stand, more common in British English.
- He hailed a cab from the taxi-rank. (He called for a taxi from the designated area.)
Cabstand (n): an alternative term for taxi-stand.
- The cabstand was empty, so we called for a ride. (No taxis were available at the stand.)
Synonyms
- Taxi rank: a line of taxis waiting for passengers (chiefly British usage).
- Cab rank: a similar term for a taxi-stand.
- Hack stand: an older or informal term for a taxi-stand.
Related Idioms
- "Stand a taxi": not an idiom; rather, "to stand at a taxi-stand" means to wait for a taxi at the designated spot.
- We stood at the taxi-stand for ten minutes before a cab arrived. (We waited at the stand.)
Phrasal Verbs
"to pull into a taxi-stand": to drive a taxi into the stand area.
- The driver pulled into the taxi-stand to pick up passengers. (He entered the designated parking area.)
"to leave a taxi-stand": to drive away from the stand.
- After picking up a fare, the taxi left the taxi-stand. (The cab departed from the stand.)