public transport vs taxi

public transport

noun
  • Any form of transport that can be used by a member of public (who usually pays a fare); as opposed to private ownership of e.g. cars. 

taxi

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

  • A share taxi. 

  • 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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