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Synonyms for taxiing


Grammar : Verb
Spell : tak-see
Phonetic Transcription : ˈtæk si

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Définition of taxiing

Origin :
  • 1911, from earlier slang use of taxi (n.) for "aircraft." Related: Taxied; taxiing.
  • As in transfer : verb pass possession to
  • As in coast : verb glide along without much effort
Example sentences :
  • While taxiing, you must hold the stick well back of neutral.
  • Extract from : « Dorothy Dixon Wins Her Wings » by Dorothy Wayne
  • They were taxiing across the little harbor of Lerwick, Shetland Islands, when a messenger from the bank waved a yellow paper.
  • Extract from : « The First Airplane Diesel Engine: Packard Model DR-980 of 1928 » by Robert B. Meyer
  • One thing I forgot to say--you must always hold a straight course while taxiing before the take off.
  • Extract from : « Dorothy Dixon Wins Her Wings » by Dorothy Wayne
  • She experienced no trouble in landing and in taxiing her plane up to a spot near the house.
  • Extract from : « Gypsy Flight » by Roy J. Snell
  • A student pilot, taxiing his plane across the field for his first solo flight, was coming straight toward him.
  • Extract from : « Famous Flyers » by David Goodger (goodger@python.org)
  • The amphibian was taxiing slowly through the water, its nose pointed directly toward the beach.
  • Extract from : « The Missing Formula » by Mildred A. Wirt, AKA Ann Wirt
  • Meanwhile I might inquire where was Mrs. Spencer's shadow while she was taxiing up the avenue?
  • Extract from : « The Cab of the Sleeping Horse » by John Reed Scott
  • In a short time he was back on the water again, taxiing to the Spindrift beach.
  • Extract from : « The Electronic Mind Reader » by John Blaine
  • As the second bus was taxiing over the grass the pilot jerked it round sharply to avoid the pond.
  • Extract from : « Cavalry of the Clouds » by Alan Bott
  • Then, too, the fine dust would get into the machinery when the aviator was taxiing for a start.
  • Extract from : « War in the Garden of Eden » by Kermit Roosevelt

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