Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

taxi distance

/ˌtæksi ˈdɪst(ə)n(t)s/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.10 in modern English

Syllables: taxi dis-tance
IPA: /ˌtæksi ˈdɪst(ə)n(t)s/

22

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The distance that an airplane must taxi to reach the runway from the terminal.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Synonym of taxicab distance.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Operations in 1971 were governed mostly by the shortest taxi distance."
"The result was a recommendation that taxi distance not exceed 4.5 miles."
"There would be a slight increase in emissions due to the greater taxi distance to the replacement parallel runway in the year 2006."
"What is the taxi distance from A to P? Mark all the points you can find at a taxi distance 4 from A. Connect these points to form a square. This figure is a taxi circle."
"To find the taxi distance between your home and your school, use the Ruler Postulate to find the horizontal and vertical distances."
"The taxi distance from P to Q is 7."

Etymology

From taxi + distance.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˌtæksi ˈdɪst(ə)n(t)s/
British English: /ˌtæksi ˈdɪst(ə)n(t)s/

Usage

Inflected Forms

taxi distances (plural) taxidistance (alternative) taxi-distance (alternative)

Synonyms

taxicab distance

Rhymes With

distance assistance existence resistance manhattan distance persistence insistence subsistence nonexistence consistence

Questions

How do you pronounce taxi distance?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌtæksi ˈdɪst(ə)n(t)s/.
What does taxi distance mean?: The distance that an airplane must taxi to reach the runway from the terminal.
Where does taxi distance come from?: From taxi + distance.

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