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taxi rank

taxi rank

1 2.3
A place where taxis wait to pick up passengers
  • noun
  • /ˈtæksi ræŋk/
  • UK
translation icon : parada de taxis
  • After landing, I headed to the taxi rank to find a ride.

So we had a few drinks in there and then went to the taxi rank and I didn't fancy going to Holland again.

Examples

  • Susan sets to and hauls her suitcase to the taxi rank.

    Fiction book (1999)

  • On the other side of the airport, John stands in front of the exit to the taxi ranks.

    Fiction book (2001)

  • The jury was told how Rehman had earlier been parked in a taxi rank at Cardiff train station, waiting to collect passengers.

    Blog text (33)

  • There's a taxi rank at the hospital door, so that's not problematic.

    Blog text (2)

  • I waited for my friend at the taxi rank outside the train station.

  • The taxi driver parked at the taxi rank to pick up customers.

Synonyms

cabstand
vstaxi rank
  • UK
2 7.7

A place where taxis wait for passengers

is more about an officially designated area for waiting
taxistand
vstaxi rank
  • UK
1.8

A place where taxis wait for people who need a ride

is the common term for that designated waiting area

Surface Forms

taxi rank singular
taxi ranks plural

Morphology

taxi + rank

The meaning 'a place where taxis park and wait' is directly derivable from combining 'taxi' (hired car) with 'rank' (a line/row/place where people or things stand), so the compound straightforwardly denotes a row/place of taxis waiting. This composition is common (cf. 'taxi stand'/'taxi queue' and equivalents in many languages), so a B1 learner who knows both constituents would readily infer the meaning.

Etymology

Taxi rank comes from the older use of rank meaning 'a row' or 'a line'. Picture taxis parked one after another waiting for customers, and that image explains why it means 'a place where taxis wait'.