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Meaning of cab in English cabnoun [ C ] uk /kæb/ us /kæb/

cab noun [C] (PART OF VEHICLE)

Add to word list Add to word list the separate front part of a large vehicle, such as a truck, bus, or train, in which the driver sits   ymgerman/iStock / Getty Images Plus/GettyImages The exterior of vehicles
  • articulated
  • bodywork
  • brake disc
  • brake lining
  • disc wheel
  • fifth wheel
  • finny
  • L-plate
  • nearside
  • rear light
  • reflector
  • runner
  • tailgate
  • tire
  • tow bar
  • turn signal
  • wheeled
  • whitewall
  • wing
  • wiper
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Trucks, vans & caravans

cab noun [C] (VEHICLE)

B1 a taxi: It'll save time if we go by cab. See also minicab UK   Stockbyte/GettyImages in the past, a vehicle pulled by a horse, used as a taxi   Bettmann/GettyImages Cars
  • 4×4
  • all-wheel drive
  • artic
  • automobile
  • beach buggy
  • beetle
  • black cab
  • classic car
  • hearse
  • hotrod
  • marque
  • Mk
  • non-automotive
  • off-road
  • pace car
  • passenger car
  • race car
  • runabout
  • stretch limousine
  • SUV
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Carriages & carts (Definition of cab from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

cab | American Dictionary

cabnoun [ C ] us /kæb/

cab noun [C] (VEHICLE)

Add to word list Add to word list a taxi (= car with a driver whom you pay to take you where you want to go)

cab noun [C] (PART OF VEHICLE)

the separate part at the front of some vehicles in which the driver sits: the cab of a truck (Definition of cab from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

CAB | Business English

CABnoun uk us Add to word list Add to word list abbreviation for Citizen's Advice Bureau (Definition of cab from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Examples of cab

cab It does, however, come equipped with a cab so that it can be driven by the farmers themselves. From the Cambridge English Corpus Also, the operator may retake control of the machine at any time during the automated digging process by manipulating the bucket joy sticks in the operator's cab. From the Cambridge English Corpus They tried to eke out a living by engaging in home industries, setting up small workshops and grocery stores, working as street peddlers, or becoming cab drivers. From the Cambridge English Corpus At present the ordinary cab without soundproofing is £207. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 If you once get into a cab at the airport and do not accept his price, no other driver there will take you. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The likelihood is that they would continue to operate as full-time drivers with their own taxi cabs. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Drivers are at present only tested in relation to the types of cab which they actually intend to drive. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Taxi-cabs are not on the streets for the benefit of their owners but for the benefit of the public. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Approval so far has been given for two designs of two-seated taxi-cabs. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Certain of the latter were licensed to drive either horsed cabs or motor cabs. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 A number of issues arising from the report have still to be resolved in consultations with those concerned, including the cab trade. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 However, a quieter cab will provide a very real gain both to the worker and the employer, and is therefore worth the cost. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We are concerned not so much about the noise caused by a tractor engine as by the vibration of a metallic cab. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Tractor cabs save lives, but the cab also concentrates the noise of the tractor inside it. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Perhaps many do not know how inexpensive it is for four persons to share a cab. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 See all examples of cab These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. What is the pronunciation of cab, CAB?

Translations of cab

in Chinese (Traditional) 車輛的部分, （卡車、公共汽車、火車等大型車輛的）駕駛室, 車輛… See more in Chinese (Simplified) 车辆的部分, （卡车、公共汽车、火车等大型车辆的）驾驶室, 车辆… See more in Spanish taxi, taxi [masculine], cabina [feminine]… See more in Portuguese táxi, táxi [masculine], cabine [feminine]… See more in Marathi in Japanese in Turkish in French in Catalan in Dutch in Tamil in Hindi in Gujarati in Danish in Swedish in Malay in German in Norwegian in Urdu in Ukrainian in Telugu in Bengali in Czech in Indonesian in Thai in Vietnamese in Polish in Korean in Italian टॅक्सी, भाड्याची मोटारगाडी… See more タクシー, 運転席（うんてんせき）… See more taksi, ticari yolcu taşıma aracı, şoför mahalli… See more taxi [masculine], cabine [feminine], taxi… See more taxi… See more taxi, cabine… See more ஒரு டாக்ஸி… See more कैब, एक टैक्सी… See more ટેક્ષી, ભાડાની મોટરગાડી… See more taxi, førerhus… See more taxi[bil], förarhytt… See more teksi, ruang pemandu… See more das Taxi, der Führerstand, -sitz… See more drosje [masculine], førerkabin [masculine], førersete [neuter]… See more کیب, ایک طرح کی ٹیکسی… See more таксі, будка машиніста, кабіна водія… See more కాబ్, ఒక టాక్సీ… See more ট্যাক্সি… See more taxi, kabina… See more taksi, gerbong… See more รถรับจ้าง, ห้องคนขับ… See more xe tắc xi, cabin… See more taksówka, kabina… See more 택시… See more taxi, cabina… See more Need a translator?

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  • black cab
  • cab driver
  • cab forward
  • hansom cab
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      • cab (VEHICLE)
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