taxi distance

English

Noun

taxi distance (countable and uncountable, plural taxi distances)

1. (geometry) Alternative form of taxicab distance
   • 2000, Alfred S. Posamentier, Making Geometry Come Alive: Student Activities and Teacher Notes, →ISBN:

     What is the taxi distance from A to P? Mark all the points you can find at a taxi distance 4 from A. Connect these points to form a square. This figure is a taxi circle.

   • 2007, Orlando A. Oronce, Marilyn O. Mendoza, E-math: Geometry, →ISBN, page 423:

     To find the taxi distance between your home and your school, use the Ruler Postulate to find the horizontal and vertical distances.

   • 2012, EF Krause, Taxicab geometry: An adventure in non-Euclidean geometry:

     The taxi distance from P to Q is 7.

2. The distance that an airplane must taxi to reach the runway from the terminal.
   • 1974, General Lyman Field New Terminal, Hilo: Environmental Impact Statement:

     Operations in 1971 were governed mostly by the shortest taxi distance.

   • 1986, Stapleton International Airport, Denver: Environmental Impact Statement:

     The result was a recommendation that taxi distance not exceed 4.5 miles.

   • 2000, Cleveland Hopkins International Airport, Section 303c Evaluation:

     There would be a slight increase in emissions due to the greater taxi distance to the replacement parallel runway in the year 2006.