Cab (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

noun
  1. a taxicab.
  2. any of various horse-drawn vehicles, as a hansom or brougham, especially one for public hire.
  3. the covered or enclosed part of a locomotive, truck, crane, etc., where the operator sits.
  4. the glass-enclosed area of an airport control tower in which the controllers are stationed.
verb (used without object), cabbed, cab·bing.
  1. to ride in a taxicab or horse-drawn cab: They cabbed to the theater.
noun
  1. an ancient Hebrew measure equal to about two quarts.
noun Chiefly British.
  1. cabbage2 (def. 1b).
  1. Civil Aeronautics Board.
noun
    • a taxi
    • (as modifier)
  1. the enclosed compartment of a lorry, locomotive, crane, etc, from which it is driven or operated
  2. (formerly) a light horse-drawn vehicle used for public hire
  3. the first person, etc, to do or take advantage of something
noun
  1. an ancient Hebrew measure equal to about 2.3 litres (4 pints)
abbreviation for
  1. (in Britain) Citizens' Advice Bureau
  2. (in the US) Civil Aeronautics Board
Cab (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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