Definition of Cabstand

1. Noun. A place where taxis park while awaiting customers. "In England the place where taxis wait to be hired is called a `taxi rank'"

Exact synonyms: Taxi Rank, Taxistand
Generic synonyms: Stand

Definition of Cabstand

1. Noun. A place intended for taxis to wait for passengers; a taxi rank. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Cabstand

1. a place where cabs await hire [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Cabstand

cabretta
cabrettas
cabrie
cabries
cabriite
cabrilla
cabrillas
cabriole
cabrioles
cabriolet
cabriolets
cabrit
cabrito
cabrits
cabs
cabstand (current term)
cabstands
cabulance
caburns
cabécou
cacafogo
cacafogos
cacafuego
cacaine
cacao
cacao bean
cacao moth
cacao oil
cacao tree

Literary usage of Cabstand

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Wonderful London, its lights and shadows of humour and sadness (1878)
"OPPOSITE A cabstand. FOR some little time I have been confined to the house. ... I used to think that cabstand a nuisance, but the truth now dawns upon me ..."

2. The Philosopher in Slippers: Zigzag Views of Life and Society by Frederick Arnold (1890)
"Now just opposite these windows is a cabstand. I used to think that cabstand a nuisance, but the truth now dawns upon me that there is a compensation in ..."

3. Report of the Royal Commission Appointed to Inquire Into and Report Upon the by David Miller Barbour, John Wolfe Wolfe- Barry (1905)
"cabstand» in crowded ... Cabmen are forbidden to ply for hire elsewhere than Hackney at an appointed cabstand, or to cause obstruction by loitering ; but it ..."

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