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- verb Simple past tense and past participle of
taxi .
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Examples
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The NC-4 "taxied" a hundred miles to Chatham after a forced landing, and the NC-3 came in two hundred and five miles to
Opportunities in Aviation Gordon Lamont
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For nearly a hundred yards the sea-plane "taxied", rising lightly over the waves; then almost imperceptibly it glided upwards with an even motion.
The Submarine Hunters A Story of the Naval Patrol Work in the Great War Edward S. [Illustrator] Hodgson 1917
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Making a graceful volplane, the sea-plane alighted with a faint splash upon the surface of the water, and "taxied" to leeward of the motionless vessel.
The Submarine Hunters A Story of the Naval Patrol Work in the Great War Edward S. [Illustrator] Hodgson 1917
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"I remember as we 'taxied' over the aerodrome that the roar of the engine on each side of me, the flashing of lights, the other machines as they passed us or waited with slowly 'ticking-over props' for us to pass, the different-colored lights which were being fired down from machines already in the air and the lights fired up from the ground, all combined and whirled through my excited brain like a meaningless nightmare.
Night Bombing with the Bedouins Robert Henry Reece
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The plane taxied down a short runway and we were soon airborne.
Chicken Soup for the Soul: Grandmothers Jack Canfield 2011
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Kayleigh Perkins leapt from the UL-72 Miss Foster Care hydroplane that caught fire as she taxied to shore after a test run in Lake Washington during a spring training event, Thursday, in Seattle.
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The plane taxied down a short runway and we were soon airborne.
Chicken Soup for the Soul: Grandmothers Jack Canfield 2011
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This collective image includes towering edifices, taxied roadways and neon billboards.
Marielle Anzelone: Nature in New York City Marielle Anzelone 2011
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This collective image includes towering edifices, taxied roadways and neon billboards.
Marielle Anzelone: Nature in New York City Marielle Anzelone 2011
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This collective image includes towering edifices, taxied roadways and neon billboards.
Marielle Anzelone: Nature in New York City Marielle Anzelone 2011
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