taxiing
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tax·i
(tăk′sē)n. pl. tax·is or tax·ies
A taxicab.
v. tax·ied (tăk′sēd), tax·i·ing or tax·y·ing, tax·ies or tax·is (tăk′sēz)
v.intr.
1. To be transported by taxi.
2. To move slowly on the ground or on the surface of the water before takeoff or after landing: an airplane taxiing down the runway.
v.tr.
1. To transport by or as if by taxi: taxied the children to dance class; taxi documents to a law office.
2. To cause (an aircraft) to taxi.
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