Meanings
plural taxi ranks
- An area reserved for taxi cabs to await customers.
Getting off the train he made his way to the taxi rank.
Synonyms: cab rank, taxicab stand, cab stand, taxi stand, cab rank, hack stand
- UKThe system whereby barristers must accept a brief if they are the first available when one comes up.
Although she detested her client, the taxi rank system meant she had no choice but to take the case.
Synonyms: cab-rank rule
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAn area reserved for taxi cabs to await customers.
nounThe system whereby barristers must accept a brief if they are the first available when one comes up.
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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Cite this entry
taxi rank. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/taxi%20rank
“taxi rank.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/taxi%20rank. Accessed November 5, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “taxi rank,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/taxi%20rank.
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