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shared taxi en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio

Meanings

1. A vehicle for hire, typically smaller than a bus, taking passengers on a fixed or semi-fixed route without timetables, departing when all seats are filled.
   • In contrast to the mass transit role of the servis taxis in Amman, the shared taxis in Bahrain offered a specialised supplement to the main transport services. Only about 1.5% of all person trips per day were made in 1981 by shared taxi, and they carried only about a quarter as many passengers as the scheduled bus services... 1986, D. Coombe et al., “The Role of Paratransit”, in Moving People in Tomorrow's World..., page 115:

Forms

Hyponyms

baht bus · UV Express · matatu · tro tro · songthaew · mathree · marshrutka · maxicab · taxibus · dollar van

Relateds

rideshare

Synonyms

savari · louage · jeepney · dolmus · share-taxi · taxi · bush taxi · jitney · daladala · share taxi · colectivo · danfo · local taxi · sherut

Translations (57)

fr wôrô-wôrô (a vehicle for hire, taking passengers on a fixed or semi-fixed route without timetables — see also marshrutka, matatu, songthaew) · ru маршру́тка (a vehicle for hire, taking passengers on a fixed or semi-fixed route without timetables — see also marshrutka, matatu, songthaew) · tl dyip (a vehicle for hire, taking passengers on a fixed or semi-fixed route without timetables — see also marshrutka, matatu, songthaew) · id angkudes (a vehicle for hire, taking passengers on a fixed or semi-fixed route without timetables — see also marshrutka, matatu, songthaew) · uk маршру́тка (a vehicle for hire, taking passengers on a fixed or semi-fixed route without timetables — see also marshrutka, matatu, songthaew) · su angkot (a vehicle for hire, taking passengers on a fixed or semi-fixed route without timetables — see also marshrutka, matatu, songthaew) · be маршру́тнае таксі́ (a vehicle for hire, taking passengers on a fixed or semi-fixed route without timetables — see also marshrutka, matatu, songthaew) · yo dáńfó (a vehicle for hire, taking passengers on a fixed or semi-fixed route without timetables — see also marshrutka, matatu, songthaew) · id mikrolet (a vehicle for hire, taking passengers on a fixed or semi-fixed route without timetables — see also marshrutka, matatu, songthaew) · su angkutan kota (a vehicle for hire, taking passengers on a fixed or semi-fixed route without timetables — see also marshrutka, matatu, songthaew) · pl taksówka zbiorowa (a vehicle for hire, taking passengers on a fixed or semi-fixed route without timetables — see also marshrutka, matatu, songthaew) · fa-ira تاکْسیِ اِشْتِراکی (a vehicle for hire, taking passengers on a fixed or semi-fixed route without timetables — see also marshrutka, matatu, songthaew) · sw daladala (a vehicle for hire, taking passengers on a fixed or semi-fixed route without timetables — see also marshrutka, matatu, songthaew) · pt táxi-lotação (a vehicle for hire, taking passengers on a fixed or semi-fixed route without timetables — see also marshrutka, matatu, songthaew) · id angdes (a vehicle for hire, taking passengers on a fixed or semi-fixed route without timetables — see also marshrutka, matatu, songthaew) · id angkutan kota (a vehicle for hire, taking passengers on a fixed or semi-fixed route without timetables — see also marshrutka, matatu, songthaew) · hu iránytaxi (a vehicle for hire, taking passengers on a fixed or semi-fixed route without timetables — see also marshrutka, matatu, songthaew) · tr dolmuş (a vehicle for hire, taking passengers on a fixed or semi-fixed route without timetables — see also marshrutka, matatu, songthaew) · ar سَيَّارَةُ أُجْرَةٍ جَمَاعِيَّة (a vehicle for hire, taking passengers on a fixed or semi-fixed route without timetables — see also marshrutka, matatu, songthaew) · fa-ira تاکْسیِ شِراکَتی (a vehicle for hire, taking passengers on a fixed or semi-fixed route without timetables — see also marshrutka, matatu, songthaew) · id oplet (a vehicle for hire, taking passengers on a fixed or semi-fixed route without timetables — see also marshrutka, matatu, songthaew) · es colectivo (a vehicle for hire, taking passengers on a fixed or semi-fixed route without timetables — see also marshrutka, matatu, songthaew) · ro rutieră (Moldova) (a vehicle for hire, taking passengers on a fixed or semi-fixed route without timetables — see also marshrutka, matatu, songthaew) · ln taksíbísí (a vehicle for hire, taking passengers on a fixed or semi-fixed route without timetables — see also marshrutka, matatu, songthaew) · es taxi colectivo (a vehicle for hire, taking passengers on a fixed or semi-fixed route without timetables — see also marshrutka, matatu, songthaew) · fr taxi collectif (a vehicle for hire, taking passengers on a fixed or semi-fixed route without timetables — see also marshrutka, matatu, songthaew) · fa-ira سَواری (a vehicle for hire, taking passengers on a fixed or semi-fixed route without timetables — see also marshrutka, matatu, songthaew) · id taksi bersama (a vehicle for hire, taking passengers on a fixed or semi-fixed route without timetables — see also marshrutka, matatu, songthaew) · az taksibus (a vehicle for hire, taking passengers on a fixed or semi-fixed route without timetables — see also marshrutka, matatu, songthaew) · pl bus (a vehicle for hire, taking passengers on a fixed or semi-fixed route without timetables — see also marshrutka, matatu, songthaew) · uk маршру́тне таксі́ (a vehicle for hire, taking passengers on a fixed or semi-fixed route without timetables — see also marshrutka, matatu, songthaew) · ro microbuz (minibus, Romania) (a vehicle for hire, taking passengers on a fixed or semi-fixed route without timetables — see also marshrutka, matatu, songthaew) · cmn 合乘出租车 (a vehicle for hire, taking passengers on a fixed or semi-fixed route without timetables — see also marshrutka, matatu, songthaew) · de Sammeltaxi (a vehicle for hire, taking passengers on a fixed or semi-fixed route without timetables — see also marshrutka, matatu, songthaew) · id angkot (a vehicle for hire, taking passengers on a fixed or semi-fixed route without timetables — see also marshrutka, matatu, songthaew) · ms teksi kongsi (a vehicle for hire, taking passengers on a fixed or semi-fixed route without timetables — see also marshrutka, matatu, songthaew) · id angkutan desa (a vehicle for hire, taking passengers on a fixed or semi-fixed route without timetables — see also marshrutka, matatu, songthaew) · ru маршру́тное такси́ (a vehicle for hire, taking passengers on a fixed or semi-fixed route without timetables — see also marshrutka, matatu, songthaew) · he שירות (a vehicle for hire, taking passengers on a fixed or semi-fixed route without timetables — see also marshrutka, matatu, songthaew) · ar طَاكْسِي جَمَاعِيّ (a vehicle for hire, taking passengers on a fixed or semi-fixed route without timetables — see also marshrutka, matatu, songthaew) · he מוֹנִית שֵׁרוּת (a vehicle for hire, taking passengers on a fixed or semi-fixed route without timetables — see also marshrutka, matatu, songthaew) · nl deeltaxi (a vehicle for hire, taking passengers on a fixed or semi-fixed route without timetables — see also marshrutka, matatu, songthaew) · he מונית שירות (a vehicle for hire, taking passengers on a fixed or semi-fixed route without timetables — see also marshrutka, matatu, songthaew) · th สองแถว (a vehicle for hire, taking passengers on a fixed or semi-fixed route without timetables — see also marshrutka, matatu, songthaew) · fi reittitaksi (a vehicle for hire, taking passengers on a fixed or semi-fixed route without timetables — see also marshrutka, matatu, songthaew) · be маршру́тка (a vehicle for hire, taking passengers on a fixed or semi-fixed route without timetables — see also marshrutka, matatu, songthaew) · ko 승합 택시 (a vehicle for hire, taking passengers on a fixed or semi-fixed route without timetables — see also marshrutka, matatu, songthaew) · ja 乗合タクシー (a vehicle for hire, taking passengers on a fixed or semi-fixed route without timetables — see also marshrutka, matatu, songthaew) · yue 泥鯭的 (a vehicle for hire, taking passengers on a fixed or semi-fixed route without timetables — see also marshrutka, matatu, songthaew) · pl busik (a vehicle for hire, taking passengers on a fixed or semi-fixed route without timetables — see also marshrutka, matatu, songthaew) · ms dua baris (a vehicle for hire, taking passengers on a fixed or semi-fixed route without timetables — see also marshrutka, matatu, songthaew) · ar سَيَّارَةُ أُجْرَةٍ مُشْتَرَكَة (a vehicle for hire, taking passengers on a fixed or semi-fixed route without timetables — see also marshrutka, matatu, songthaew) · sw matatu (a vehicle for hire, taking passengers on a fixed or semi-fixed route without timetables — see also marshrutka, matatu, songthaew) · cs sdílené taxi (a vehicle for hire, taking passengers on a fixed or semi-fixed route without timetables — see also marshrutka, matatu, songthaew) · tl dyipni (a vehicle for hire, taking passengers on a fixed or semi-fixed route without timetables — see also marshrutka, matatu, songthaew) · ja ジープニー (a vehicle for hire, taking passengers on a fixed or semi-fixed route without timetables — see also marshrutka, matatu, songthaew) · cmn 合乘計程車 /合乘计程车 (a vehicle for hire, taking passengers on a fixed or semi-fixed route without timetables — see also marshrutka, matatu, songthaew)