black cab
noun[C]
uk/ˌblæk ˈkæb/us/ˌblæk ˈkæb/aparticulartypeoflargecar, usuallyblack, withseatsforpassengersseparatedfrom thedriver, used as ataxiwhich you canhail(=asktostopandpickyou up)in thestreetin London and some other Britishcities:
I took ablackcabfrom Paddingtonstation.
Sheemergedfrom thebuildinganddroveoff in ablackcab.
ablackcabdriver
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minicab
- Ablackcabdrewin to thepavementjustaheadof them.
- Heescapedfrompressphotographersbyjumpingin ablackcab.
- When Iaskedfor ataxi, Imeantablackcab.
- Blackcabsaregenerallymoreexpensivethanminicabs, but may be morereliable.
Cars
- 4×4
- all-wheel drive
- artic
- automobile
- banger
- beetle
- broom wagon
- classic car
- crock
- Jeep
- Merc
- Mk
- roadster
- station wagon
- stock car
- supercar
- town car
- tuktuk
- turbo
- veteran car