Taxi

Taxi may mean: ===Transport=== *A form of public transportation: see taxicab. *An air taxi (charter jet) is a bizjet. *A water taxi is a small boat that transports passengers on water. *A verb describing the movement of an aircraft on the air. Usually this is between runways, or between a hangar or terminal and a runway. The paved surfaces on which aircraft taxi are called taxiways. ===Media=== *An United States television comedy: see ''Taxi (sitcom)''. ====Movies==== *''Taxi Driver''. *''Taxi (1998 movie)'' written by Luc Besson and directed by G�rard Pir�s in 1998. *''Taxi 2'' directed by G�rard Krawczyk in 2000. *''Taxi 3'' directed by G�rard Krawczyk in 2003. *''Taxi (2004 movie)'' - a 2004 movie starring Jimmy Fallon (a US remake of Luc Besson's 1998 film). ====Music==== *"Taxi" - song by Harry Chapin *"Joe le Taxi" - song by Vanessa Paradis ===Other=== *A Romanian pop band -- see Taxi (band). *An Australian exclamation, normally heard in pubs, clubs and bars following an act of discoordination (i.e. spilling drinks or breaking glasses). Suggesting that the uncoordinated party should probably be put in a taxi and sent home immediately. *A video game (Crazy Taxi) for game consoles in which players receive money and/or points for picking up passengers and delivering them on time to their destinations and performing stunts such as weaving through traffic, jumping off things, and speeding. *The taxi chocolate bar ===Etymology=== The word taxi arose as short for "taximeter", which was made from French ''taxe'' = "price" and Greek ''metron'' = "measure". ===Contrast with=== Taxis (singular) -- an oriented locomotion in a gradient, usually of simple organisms (chemotaxis, magnetotaxis, ...). The word taxis arose as Greek for "arrangement", from the verb ''tassein''.

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