Meanings
plural hackney carriages
- UKformalSynonym of black cab, an officially licensed taxi, a motorized vehicle for public hire.
It is clear the Tory party is on an ideological crusade against my industry. Its interference in London’s recent private hire review shows just how far the government will go to deregulate the UK hackney carriage trade.
2016 February 9, Trevor Merralls, “Uber is no better than an old-fashioned gangmaster – so London’s cabbies are striking”, in The GuardianSynonyms: black cab
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA horse-drawn carriage for public hire.
nounSynonym of black cab, an officially licensed taxi, a motorized vehicle for public hire.
More synonyms by meaning
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Bulgarian наемна кола
- наемна колаhorse-drawn carriage for public hire
Finnish vossikka
- vossikkahorse-drawn carriage for public hire
Polish hackney carriage
- hackney carriagehorse-drawn carriage for public hire
Cite this entry
hackney carriage. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hackney%20carriage
“hackney carriage.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hackney%20carriage. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hackney carriage,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hackney%20carriage.
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