to taxi
12
4.1
- verb
- /ˈtæksi/
- Specialized
- After an unusually smooth landing, I taxied across the field and went about my business in town.
- plane taxied
- taxied onto the runway
- jet taxied
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Watch on YouTubeLike I tell the story of taxiing underneath your jet.
- Like I tell the story of taxiing underneath your jet.
- So that has fuel that will be expended even when it's just taxiing over to the runway.
- So like you still have to like taxi your plane and like a normal flight, but it's more role-playing.
- Run the engines, taxi with the airplanes, basically turn all the equipment on, turn it off, do the cycling.
Examples
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The plane taxied down the runway and they were off.
Fiction book (2001) -
Please remain in your seat while we taxi to the gate.
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We taxi across the field, get ready to take off.
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Then when the plane starts to taxi, he'll come out and say, "Hey, are you guys back?"
Fiction book (1997) -
You will taxi across the field, take off, fly one circle and return.
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The plane has taxied to a stop.
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United 93, Gate 17, ready to taxi.
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As the plane starts to taxi, the ground controller waves frantically at her to get out of the way.
Fiction book (1994) -
Moments later, we swept in over acres of palm trees and taxied to a halt in front of the big terminal.
Fiction book (1999) -
Please remain in your seat while we taxi to the gate.
Compounds
How Fast
- Specialized
227
3.7
∞
1.0
- Specialized
12
4.1
7
6.7
456
1.0
Surface Forms
Etymology
The aviation verb taxi uses the same idea as the car taxi: the plane 'moves slowly on the ground' like a taxi driving to a stop, so pilots say a plane 'taxies' to the runway or gate.