cab en · NOUN · etymology 1
Pronunciation
- /kæb/
- (US) audio
Etymology
Clipping of cabriolet.
Meanings
- A compartment at the front of a truck or train for the driver.
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A similar compartment in other vehicles.
Dad looked up to catch sight of the man in the crane’s cab. He knew that DEVILISH smirk anywhere. It was Fingers.
2017, David Walliams [pseudonym; David Edward Williams], “”, in Bad Dad, London: HarperCollins Children’s Books, →ISBN, page 324:
- A shelter at the top of an air traffic control tower or fire lookout tower.
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(historical) Any of several two- or four-wheeled carriages; a cabriolet.
“There will soon be very few hansom cabs left,” said Mrs. Elliot. “And four-wheeled cabs—I assure you even at Oxford it’s almost impossible to get a four-wheeled cab.”
1915, Virginia Woolf, The Voyage Out, London: Duckworth & Co., […], →OCLC:Captain went out in the cab all the morning. Harry came in after school to feed me and give me water. In the afternoon I was put into the cab. Jerry took as much pains to see if the collar and bridle fitted comfortably, as if he had been John Manly over again. When the crupper was let out a hole or two, it all fitted well. There was no bearing rein—no curb—nothing but a plain ring snaffle. What a blessing that was!
[1877], Anna Sewell, “A London Cab Horse”, in Black Beauty: […], London: Jarrold and Sons, […], →OCLC, part III, page 158:
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Synonym of taxi, a vehicle available for public hire for single journeys.
I whistled for a cab, and when it came near / The license plate said "Fresh", and it had dice in the mirror / If anything, I could say that this cab was rare / But I thought "Nah, forget it, yo home to Bel-Air!"
1992, “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air”, Will Smith (lyrics), Quincy Jones and DJ Jazzy Jeff (music):to take a cab
“I like the system as a cab driver,” he said. “I’m used to it. I like to just pick up a person. Tell me where you’re going, I’ll know where I’m going. It’s easier for me.”
2017 October 20, Cecilia Saixue Watt, “'There's no future for taxis': New York yellow cab drivers drowning in debt”, in The Guardian, →ISSN:a cab ride
And I'm phoning a cab / 'Cause my stomach feels small / There's a taste in my mouth / And it's no taste at all
1971, David Bowie, “Queen Bitch”, in Hunky Dory:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| cabs | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
call a cab · steeple cab · cab forward · aerocab · cabulance · hack cab · cab off the rank · cabdriver · cabowner · cab sav · motorcab · minicab · double cab · cabby · helicab · cab rank · cab signaling · cab-rank rule · pedicab · cabless · autocab · centercab · cabstand · cab signalling · aircab · day cab · hackney cab · cab unit · gypsy cab · dual cab · gyrocab · bike cab · cabover · cabber · extended cab · king cab · cab signal · cab driver · tender cab · cabman · taxicab · supercab · cabbie · cabwoman · cabdriving · yellow cab
Hyponyms
Hansom cab (four-wheeled carriage) · black cab (four-wheeled carriage) · hackney cab (four-wheeled carriage) · sleeper cab (compartment) · crew cab (compartment) · Eurocab (compartment)
Synonyms
Translations (18)
hu vezetőfülke (compartment) · tr kabin (compartment) · pt boleia (compartment) · de Führerkabine (compartment) · fi ohjaamo (compartment) · cs kabina (compartment) · it cabina (compartment) · ru каби́на (compartment) · gl cabina (compartment) · pt cabine (compartment) · de Fahrerkabine (compartment) · de Führerhaus (compartment) · es cabina (compartment) · pl kabina maszynisty (compartment) · sv förarhytt (compartment) · ca cabina (compartment) · de Fahrerhaus (compartment) · bg кабина (compartment)