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TAXICAB [20 records]

Record 1 2024-03-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Vehicle Parking
  • Transportation
DEF

A place where taxis may park while awaiting hire.

Key term(s)
  • taxistand
  • taxi cab stand
  • taxi-cab stand
  • cabstand
  • taxi cab rank
  • taxi-cab rank

French

Domaine(s)
  • Stationnement
  • Transports

Spanish

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Record 2 2024-03-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Transportation
CONT

Traditionally, cruising cabs operate by "plying for hire," driving around empty looking for passengers. ... An intending passenger engages a vehicle by hailing as a taxi passes. Most cities require cruising taxis to display externally mounted signs, aka [also known as] taxi roof domes, indicating availability, often using a vacant sign or a light ...

Key term(s)
  • cruising taxi cab
  • cruising taxi-cab

French

Domaine(s)
  • Transports
DEF

[Taxi] qui circule à la recherche d'éventuels clients.

Spanish

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Record 3 2024-01-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Transportation
  • Types of Motor Vehicles and Bicycles
CONT

In Colombia, the Ministry of Transportation (nationwide level) heads the transportation sector, including the regulation of taxis ... in terms of defining policies, operations, and fares, among other things. ... Quantity controls are enforced by controlling the number of vehicles. Adding vehicles to the taxi fleet can be done incrementally or by replacement. The first scenario occurs when the taxi company experiences growth in the number of [its] vehicles, while the second occurs when companies replace one of its already registered cars.

OBS

fleet: A group of vehicles ... owned or operated as a unit.

Key term(s)
  • taxi cab fleet
  • fleet of taxi cabs

French

Domaine(s)
  • Transports
  • Sortes de véhicules automobiles et de bicyclettes
OBS

flotte : L'emploi de «flotte» [...] est critiqué comme synonyme non standard de «parc».

Spanish

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Record 4 2024-01-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Types of Motor Vehicles and Bicycles
  • Transportation
CONT

... occupied taxis, i.e., taxis with passengers ...

Key term(s)
  • occupied taxi cab

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sortes de véhicules automobiles et de bicyclettes
  • Transports

Spanish

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Record 5 2024-01-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Types of Motor Vehicles and Bicycles
  • Transportation
CONT

When a taxi driver of an unoccupied taxi is seeking passengers on a road unknown to him or her in a large city, what should the driver do? Alternatives include cruising around the road or waiting for a time period at the roadside in the hopes of finding a passenger or just leaving for another road enroute to a destination he [or she] knows (e.g., hotel taxi rank)? ... There could be different answers to the question poised above, but one fundamental problem is how the driver learns about the likelihood of finding passengers on a road that is new to him [or her.]

Key term(s)
  • unoccupied taxi cab
  • vacant taxi cab

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sortes de véhicules automobiles et de bicyclettes
  • Transports

Spanish

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Record 6 - external organization data 2023-05-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Compartment - National Occupational Classification (NOC)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tiroir – Classification nationale des professions (CNP)

Spanish

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Record 7 - external organization data 2021-03-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Compartment – Nomenclature 4.0
  • Museums and Heritage (General)
OBS

taxicab : an item in the "Land Transportation Tools and Equipment" class of the "Distribution and Transportation Objects" category.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tiroir – Nomenclature 4.0
  • Muséologie et patrimoine (Généralités)
OBS

taxi : objet de la classe «Outils et équipement de transport terrestre» de la catégorie «Objets de manutention et de transport».

Spanish

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Record 8 2011-06-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Types of Motor Vehicles and Bicycles
  • Transportation
DEF

An automobile that carries passengers for a fare, usually calculated by a taximeter.

OBS

taxi: term recommended by the Terminology Committee and standardized by the Validation Committee of the Sustainable Mobility Glossary.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sortes de véhicules automobiles et de bicyclettes
  • Transports
DEF

Automobile de location munie d'un taximètre.

OBS

taxi : terme recommandé par le Comité de terminologie et normalisé par le Comité de validation du Lexique de la mobilité durable.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Tipos de vehículos automotores y bicicletas
  • Transporte
DEF

Coche provisto de taxímetro.

OBS

taxímetro: Contador especial de que está provisto el taxi y que, en función de la tarifa aplicable y de la distancia recorrida, indica el importe a pagar por el cliente.

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Record 9 2005-10-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Occupation Names (General)
  • Driving (Road Vehicles)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Désignations des emplois (Généralités)
  • Conduite automobile
DEF

Personne qui conduit un taxi, employée par une compagnie de taxis ou possédant sa voiture personnelle.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Nombramiento de cargos (Generalidades)
  • Conducción de vehículos automotores
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Record 10 2002-03-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Organizations, Administrative Units and Committees
  • Transportation

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes, unités administratives et comités
  • Transports

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Organismos, unidades administrativas y comités
  • Transporte
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Record 11 1999-10-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Provincial Government Bodies and Committees (Canadian)
  • Statutes and Regulations (Transportation)
OBS

Department of Highways and Transportation, Manitoba.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités de gouvernements provinciaux canadiens
  • Législation et réglementation (Transports)
OBS

Ministère de la Voirie et du Transport, Manitoba.

Spanish

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Record 12 1999-06-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Private-Sector Bodies and Committees
  • Air Transport
OBS

Of the Toronto International Airport. Infomration confirmed by the association.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités du secteur privé
  • Transport aérien
OBS

Renseignement obtenu de l'association.

Spanish

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Record 13 1998-03-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of Provincial and Territorial Laws and Regulations (Canadian)
  • Road Transport

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de lois et de règlements provinciaux et territoriaux canadiens
  • Transport routier

Spanish

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Record 14 1998-01-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of Provincial and Territorial Laws and Regulations (Canadian)
  • Transportation
OBS

Pursuant to The Taxicab Act.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de lois et de règlements provinciaux et territoriaux canadiens
  • Transports
OBS

En vertu de la Loi sur les taxis.

Spanish

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Record 15 1998-01-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of Provincial and Territorial Laws and Regulations (Canadian)
  • Transportation
OBS

Pursuant to The Taxicab Act.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de lois et de règlements provinciaux et territoriaux canadiens
  • Transports
OBS

En vertu de la Loi sur les taxis.

Spanish

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Record 16 1998-01-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of Provincial and Territorial Laws and Regulations (Canadian)
  • Transportation
OBS

Pursuant to The Taxicab Act.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de lois et de règlements provinciaux et territoriaux canadiens
  • Transports
OBS

En vertu de la Loi sur les taxis.

Spanish

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Record 17 1998-01-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of Provincial and Territorial Laws and Regulations (Canadian)
  • Transportation
OBS

Pursuant to The Taxicab Act.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de lois et de règlements provinciaux et territoriaux canadiens
  • Transports
OBS

En vertu de la Loi sur les taxis.

Spanish

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Record 18 1996-10-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of Provincial and Territorial Laws and Regulations (Canadian)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de lois et de règlements provinciaux et territoriaux canadiens

Spanish

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Record 19 1993-11-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of Documents and Works

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de documents et d'œuvres
OBS

Feuille de renseignements de la Commission des droits de la personne du Manitoba.

Spanish

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Record 20 1986-09-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Occupation Names (General)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Désignations des emplois (Généralités)

Spanish

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