taxi rank
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Noun
taxi rank (plural taxi ranks)
- An area reserved for taxi cabs to await customers.
- Synonym: cab rank
- Getting off the train he made his way to the taxi rank.
- (British) The system whereby barristers must accept a brief if they are the first available when one comes up.
- Synonym: cab-rank rule
- Although she detested her client, the taxi rank system meant she had no choice but to take the case.
Synonyms
- taxicab stand, cab stand, taxi stand, cab rank, hack stand
Translations
taxi stand — see taxi stand
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