Antonyms for taxiing

Grammar : Verb

Spell : tak-see

Phonetic Transcription : ˈtæk si

Definition 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

Synonyms for taxiing

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