hackney carriage
1hackney carriage — ► NOUN Brit. ▪ the official term for a taxi …
2Hackney carriage — | | |A hackney or hackney carriage (also called a cab or hack ) is a carriage or automobile kept for hire. [ [http://onlinedictionary.datasegment.com/word/hackney Definition of hackney by the Online Dictionary from Datasegment.com] ] A livery… …
3hackney carriage — UK [ˈhæknɪ ˌkærɪdʒ] / US [ˈhæknɪ ˌkerɪdʒ] noun [countable] Word forms hackney carriage : singular hackney carriage plural hackney carriages British 1) hackney carriage or hackney cab very formal a taxi 2) a carriage that was used as a taxi in the …
4hackney carriage — noun a carriage for hire • Syn: ↑hackney, ↑hackney coach • Hypernyms: ↑carriage, ↑equipage, ↑rig • Hyponyms: ↑four wheeler, ↑remise …
5hackney carriage — hack|ney car|riage [ˈhækni ˌkærıdʒ] n BrE [Date: 1700 1800; Origin: Hackney; HACKNEYED] 1.) a carriage pulled by a horse, used in the past like a taxi 2.) also hackney cab formal a taxi …
6hackney carriage — noun (C) BrE also hackney coach AmE 1 a carriage pulled by a horse, used in the past like a taxi 2 also hackney cab formal a taxi …
7hackney-carriage — /ˈhækni kærɪdʒ/ (say haknee karij) noun any carriage or vehicle which plies for hire, originally horse drawn …
8hackney carriage — noun The official name for a traditional London style taxi; a black cab …
9hackney carriage — (England) taxicab …
10hackney carriage — noun Brit. the official term for a taxi …