cab

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(kăb) pronunciation
n.
  1. A taxicab.
  2. The covered compartment of a heavy vehicle or machine, such as a truck or locomotive, in which the operator or driver sits.
  3. A one-horse vehicle for public hire.
intr.v., cabbed, cab·bing, cabs.
  1. To ride or travel in a taxicab: We cabbed to the opera.
  2. To drive a taxicab: a student who cabbed for a living.

[Short for CABRIOLET.]


cab2 also kab (kăb) pronunciation
n.
An ancient Hebrew unit of measure equal to about 2 liters (2.1 quarts).

[Hebrew qab.]


1. Commonwealth Agricultural Bureaux.
2. circulation–airway–breathing. An alternate flow chart for cardiopulmonary resuscitation.

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The word cab has a number of meanings, most of which are abbreviations:

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Transport

Places

  • Čab, a village in Nitra District in Slovakia
  • Cab Calloway School of the Arts, an arts-oriented magnet school in Wilmington, Delaware, operated by the Red Clay Consolidated School District, that focuses on a strong academic curriculum along with an education in the arts

Music

In history/religion

  • Cab, a unit of dry measure

Acronyms


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Dansk (Danish)
1.
n. - taxa, førerhus
v. intr. - køre i taxa
v. tr. - hugge

idioms:

  • cab rank    taxaholdeplads

2.
n. - [sl.] snydeoversættelse

Nederlands (Dutch)
taxi, huurkoets, aapje, bestuurderscabine

Français (French)
1.
n. - taxi, fiacre, cabine de pilotage (d'une grue, etc)
v. intr. - voyager en taxi
v. tr. - conduire/prendre un taxi

idioms:

  • cab rank    station de taxi

2.
n. - (Mus) coffret (des haut-parleurs)

3.
n. - ancienne unité de mesure hébraïque (d'environ 2,3 litres)

Deutsch (German)
1.
n. - Taxi, Fahrerhaus
v. - mit dem Taxi fahren

idioms:

  • cab rank    Platz, wo die Taxis auf die Kunden warten

2.
n. - Glaskabine, Vitrine

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - ταξί, θαλαμίσκος, καμπίνα, κουβούκλιο, χώρισμα (οδηγού λεωφορείου, μηχανοδηγού κ.λπ.)

idioms:

  • cab rank    πιάτσα ταξί

Italiano (Italian)
taxi, cabina

Português (Portuguese)
n. - táxi (m), cabine (f) de motorista de ônibus

idioms:

  • cab rank    ponto de táxi

Русский (Russian)
такси, кабина водителя

idioms:

  • cab rank    стоянка таксистов

Español (Spanish)
1.
n. - taxi, cabina de piloto
v. intr. - tomar un taxi
v. tr. - ir en taxi o coche de alquiler

idioms:

  • cab rank    parada de taxis

2.
n. - taxi, cabina de piloto

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - taxi, förarhytt

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
1. 出租车, 出租马车, 乘出租车

idioms:

  • cab rank    出租汽车招呼站

2. 驾驶室

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
1.
n. - 駕駛室

2.
n. - 計程車, 出租馬車
v. intr. - 乘計程車
v. tr. - 乘計程車

idioms:

  • cab rank    出租汽車招呼站

한국어 (Korean)
1.
n. - 택시, 기관사실, (엘리베이터의) 칸
v. intr. - 택시로 가다
v. tr. - 택시를 타다

2.
n. - 자습서

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - カブ, タクシー, 辻馬車, 運転室, 運転台
v. - タクシーで行く

idioms:

  • cab rank    タクシーの客待ち場

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) تكسي, سيارة أجرة‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮מונית, תא-הנהג, כרכרה‬
v. intr. - ‮נסע במונית או במרכבה‬
v. tr. - ‮נסע במונית או במרכבה‬
n. - ‮כרוב‬


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