mini cabs

Meaning

1. 1nounpluralBritish

   cars with a driver that you can hire, especially in Britain, that are not traditional black taxis

   Grammar: The singular is 'mini cab'. Use it like a normal countable noun: a mini cab, two mini cabs.

   Patterns

   • call a mini cab
   • take a mini cab
   • a mini cab driver

   We called a mini cab to take us to the airport.

   Mini cabs are usually cheaper than black cabs in London.

   She works as a mini cab driver at night.

Word forms

Common combinations

call a mini cab

I'll call a mini cab for you if you give me the address.

take a mini cab

We took a mini cab home after the party.

mini cab firm

There's a mini cab firm just around the corner.

mini cab driver

The mini cab driver helped us with our bags.

Synonyms and how they differ

taxi

Taxi is the general word used everywhere; mini cab is more specific to Britain and often means a car that must be booked by phone.

cab

Cab is a short, informal word for a taxi, especially in the US.

Word family

mini adjective

Very small; used in many compound words.

cab noun

A taxi, or the part of a truck where the driver sits.

Commonly confused: mini cabs or minicab?

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