Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

shared taxi

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.07 in modern English

Syllables: shared -taxi
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A vehicle for hire, typically smaller than a bus, taking passengers on a fixed or semi-fixed route without timetables, departing when all seats are filled.

Example Sentences

"In contrast to the mass transit role of the servis taxis in Amman, the shared taxis in Bahrain offered a specialised supplement to the main transport services. Only about 1.5% of all person trips per day were made in 1981 by shared taxi, and they carried only about a quarter as many passengers as the scheduled bus services..."

Inflected Forms

shared taxis (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

rideshare

Synonyms

bush taxi colectivo daladala danfo dolmus jeepney jitney local taxi louage savari share taxi share-taxi

Questions

What does shared taxi mean?: A vehicle for hire, typically smaller than a bus, taking passengers on a fixed or semi-fixed route without timetables, departing when all seats are filled.

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