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PRONUNCIATION OF BLACK CAB

black cab  [blæk kæb] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BLACK CAB

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verb
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preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Black cab is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES BLACK CAB MEAN IN ENGLISH?

black cab

Hackney carriage

A hackney or hackney carriage is a carriage or automobile for hire. A hackney of a more expensive or high class was called a remise. In England, the name hackney carriage today refers to a taxicab licensed by the Public Carriage Office in Greater London or by the local authority in other parts of Great Britain, or by the Department of the Environment in Northern Ireland. In the United States, the police department of the city of Boston has a Hackney Carriage Unit, analogous to taxicab regulators in other cities, that issues Hackney Carriage medallions to its taxi operators.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH BLACK CAB


cab
kæb
kab
kæb
minicab
ˈmɪnɪˌkæb
pedicab
ˈpɛdɪˌkæb
scab
skæb
taxicab
ˈtæksɪkæb
vocab
ˈvəʊkæb

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BLACK CAB

black book
black books
black bottom
black box
black box recorder
black boy
black bread
black bream
black bryony
black bun
black cap
Black Caps
black cherry
black coffee
black cohosh
black comedy
Black Country
black cuckoo
Black Death
black diamond

WORDS THAT END LIKE BLACK CAB

Arab
Bab
Checker cab
crab
dab
fab
gab
gipsy cab
grab
gypsy cab
hackney cab
hansom cab
kebab
lab
Punjab
radio cab
rehab
sab
slab
tab

Synonyms and antonyms of black cab in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «black cab» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BLACK CAB

Find out the translation of black cab to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of black cab from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «black cab» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

黑色出租车
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

taxi negro
570 millions of speakers

English

black cab
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

काले टैक्सी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

سيارة أجرة سوداء
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

черные такси
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

táxi preto
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

কালো ক্যাব
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

taxi noir
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Teksi hitam
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

schwarzen Taxi
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ブラックキャブ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

검은 택시
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Black cab
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

taxi màu đen
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கருப்பு வண்டி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

काळा टॅक्सी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Siyah taksi
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

taxi nero
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

black cab
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

чорні таксі
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

taxi negru
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

μαύρο ταξί
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

taxi
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

svart cab
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

svart drosje
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of black cab

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BLACK CAB»

The term «black cab» is normally little used and occupies the 109.391 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BLACK CAB» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about black cab

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BLACK CAB»

Discover the use of black cab in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to black cab and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Black Cab Wisdom: Knowledge from the Back Seat
The project developed into a popular website, and now this pocket-sized book offers the best 400 thoughts for the day, including hundreds not on the website, ranging from the truly philosophical to the downright bizarre.
Mark Solomon, 2012
2
The Black Cab Story
This is a light-hearted romp through the world of 'the knowledge', the vehicles, the streets of London and the cabbies themselves, and is full of juicy snippets and fascinating quotes which will be of great interest to anyone who loves this ...
Alf Townsend, 2012
3
Thinking Syntactically: A Guide to Argumentation and Analysis
(5a) 150 black cab drivers + (5b) 150 black taxi drivers + (5c) black cab drivers + ( 5d) a black cab driver + (5e) 150 drivers of black cabs − At this point, we could inventorize our observations and come up with the classification in Table 1.
Liliane Haegeman, 2009
4
Agile Information Systems: Conceptualization, Construction, ...
... chapter considers the role of mobile ICT for agile organizing of work activities and will highlight some pertinent issues through the detailed discussion of the relationships between London Black Cab work and supporting mobile technologies.
Kevin C. Desouza, 2007
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Toys & Prices 2008
1170-A EX $20 NM $30 MIP $50 Ford Covered Semi-Trailer, 1979-80, blue cab and trailer, black cab chassis and trailer fenders, yellow covers, Model No. 1109- B EX $15 NM $25 MIP $50 Ford Esso Tank Truck, 1976-81, white cab and tank, ...
Karen O'Brien, 2007
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Mobile Information Systems II: IFIP Working Conference on ...
The history of the London Black Cab is rich and long (Georgano, 2000 and Bobbit, 2002). Three main reasons lead us to identify this type or work as an interesting case for study: it is still possible to compare live data between established ways ...
John Krogstie, Karlheinz Kautz, David Allen, 2005
7
1G - 6T Part -2
As this job as a black cab taxi driver required the driver to have a stiff training schedule and a stiff legal examination-test; to have that legal badge to drive them . So illegal Policemen drivers were a possibly newspaper front-page scandal ...
James Phillips, 2010
8
Fx4 Black Cab Manual: An Insight Into the History and ...
Part of a new range of Enthusiast Manuals from Haynes, this book traces the history and development of the ubiquitous Austin FX4 London Taxi, built between 1958 and 1997.
Bill Munro, 2012
9
Toys & Prices 2011
1158-A EX $15 NM $30 MIP $60 Ford Guinness Tanker, 1982, orange, tan, black cab, tan tanker body, Guinness labels, Model No. 1169-A EX $20 NM $30 MIP $50 Ford Gulf TankTruck, 1976-78, white cab w/orange chassis, blue tanker body , ...
Justin Moen, 2010
10
Enterprise Mobility: Applications, Technologies and Strategies
The London Black Cab drivers (Study 5) provide a clear-cut example of how mobile information technology can support an increased collectivisation of work. Individual taxi drivers owning their cab have traditionally decided entirely themselves ...
Rahul C. Basole, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BLACK CAB»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term black cab is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Changes behind the wheel for Tokyo's taxi industry
s JPN Taxi, which resembles the so-called London black cab. The JPN Taxi hybrid minivan has a height of 170 centimeters so larger people ... «The Japan Times, Jul 15»
2
Brutal attack in Manchester city centre leaves victim with fractured …
They had tried to get into a black cab when one of the offenders - unknown to the group - jumped in and verbally abused the man's partner and ... «ITV News, Jul 15»
3
Tube strike: 'no trains' on Wednesday afternoon and Thursday
... Bridge, King's Cross, Victoria, Charing Cross, and Marylebone stations. You might also want to try the Hailo app to bring a black cab to you. «The Week UK, Jul 15»
4
The “Black Cab Rapist” – Court of Appeal rules on Article 3 …
The claimants were two women, DSD and NBV, who had been victims of rape and sexual assault committed by John Worboys, the “black cab ... «UK Human Rights Blog, Jul 15»
5
Taxi app boss 'obliterating' traditional service
Chris Elsheikhi, who runs Gett's operations in Scotland and the north of England, predicted that 70 per cent of black cab drivers in Edinburgh ... «Edinburgh Evening News, Jul 15»
6
Uber's female boss targeted by London's Black Cabs with Twitter …
The boss of Uber has become the victim of horrific trolling from black cab drivers including comments on rape and her being run over. «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
7
What the world's first Zuckerberg told us about technology
Earlier this year, black cab drivers in London staged a spirited protest against Uber, the digital ride service, jamming the streets of Westminster. «Irish Times, Jul 15»
8
In London, black cabs may soon be a relic of the past
In a black cab you could clock up that much in a few hundred metres if the traffic was congested. But Ibrahim assured me the figure was ... «The National, Jul 15»
9
Uber suspends services in France following authorities' crackdown …
London black cab drivers have also staged protests, and Uber is currently being investigated by French authorities, who are looking into the ... «City A.M., Jul 15»
10
Taxi protest shuts down more London roads as black cab drivers …
Yet again the black cab drivers are protesting outside TfL's offices, meaning that areas around from Blackfriars Bridge, stretching as far as ... «City A.M., Jun 15»

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