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e-hail en · NOUN

Etymology

From e- + hail.

Meanings

1. (uncountable) The use of an Internet service to hail a taxi or book a ride in a private car on demand.
   • Several e-hail services are available in the city, but Uber and Lyft are the most popular. Once you've signed up, a simple tap will search for a car and track it in real time; you pay with a saved credit card. 2016, Fodor's Travel Guides, Fodor's New York City:

e-hail en · VERB

Etymology

From e- + hail.

Meanings

1. (transitive) To hail a vehicle in this way.
   • Uber began as a premium private car service for San Fran techies. Driven by professional drivers and e-hailed through the proprietary app, Uber town cars were more expensive than a taxi, but cheaper than a limousine; […] 2018, Ramon Lobato, Julian Thomas, The Informal Media Economy, page 120:
   • It seems rather likely that MaaS implementation may bring an increase of car-based trips (even if shared or e-hailed), and hence result in more emissions and congestions (Eckhardt et al., 2017). First of all, as underlined by Karlsson et al. 2020, Ole B. Jensen, Claus Lassen, Vincent Kaufmann, Handbook of Urban Mobilities:

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