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autocab

autocab

6.7
A taxi that drives itself and carries people
  • noun
  • /ˈɔːtəˌkæb/
  • Specialized
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  • And thanks. " Troon waved in reply and watched until the autocab had passed from sight.

Examples

  • The faces of Bithras, Allen, and me floated like little doll heads in the autocab.

    Fiction book (1993)

  • "We took an autocab and she projected the news stories from her slate.

    Fiction book (1993)

  • I'll catch an autocab.

    Fiction book (1991)

  • "Savannah keyed in the restaurant's name, and the autocab quickly arrived to take her there."

  • "We decided to use an autocab to get to the concert without worrying about parking."

  • "The autocab navigated the busy streets effortlessly, all on its own."

How Automated

autocab
  • Specialized
6.7
taxi
382 1.0

Surface Forms

autocab singular
autocabs plural

Morphology

autocab = cab (semi-transparent) = auto + cab

The word is clearly built from the prefix auto- and cab, but the specialized sense of an automatically operating taxi is somewhat technical rather than fully predictable.

Etymology

The word autocab comes from the parts auto- meaning 'self' and cab meaning 'taxi', the same auto- you see in automatic and automobile. So an autocab is a taxi that moves by itself, usually without a human driver.