The meaning of Cab

noun

A separate section or part of a structure or container.

Usage examples:

There's some ice cream in the freezer compartment

verb

Divide (something) into separate parts or sections.

Usage examples:

The buildings are to be compartmented by fire walls

noun

Any of the enclosed parts into which a space, a vehicle, or an object used for storing things is divided

Usage examples:

She folded her coat and put it in the overhead luggage compartment.

noun

A small four-wheeled carriage for public hire.

Usage examples:

The fiacre started off at a rapid pace.

noun

A taxi which may be booked in advance but which is not licensed to pick up passengers who hail it in the street.

Usage examples:

The idea is designed to ensure clubbers can get home safely by using a licensed minicab rather than…

noun

A taxi that can only be ordered by phone and does not stop to collect passengers in the street

noun

A motor vehicle licensed to transport passengers in return for payment of a fare and typically fitted with a taximeter.

Usage examples:

I'll take a taxi from the air terminal

verb

(of an aircraft) move slowly along the ground before take-off or after landing.

Usage examples:

The plane taxied to a halt at the terminal

noun

A car with a driver whom you pay to take you where you want to go

Usage examples:

The buses weren’t running, so we took a taxi., after a half-hour delay, our plane taxied to the run…