jitney vs taxi

jitney

noun
  • A shared-ride taxi. 

  • An informal lawn bowling or curling competition in which all players present are randomly drawn into teams. 

  • A fraudulent arrangement whereby a broker who has direct access to an exchange executes trades on behalf of a broker who does not. 

  • An unlicensed taxi cab. 

  • A small bus or minibus which typically operates service on a fixed route, sometimes scheduled. 

taxi

noun
  • A share taxi. 

  • A vehicle that may be hired for single journeys by members of the public, driven by a taxi driver. 

  • The movement of an aircraft across an airport's surface under its own power; a phase of aircraft operation involving this movement. 

verb
  • To move an aircraft on the ground under its own power. 

  • To travel by taxicab. 

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