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cab.

A compartment at the front of a truck or train for the driver.

3 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/kæb/
  1. A compartment at the front of a truck or train for the driver.

  2. A similar compartment in other vehicles.

  3. A shelter at the top of an air traffic control tower or fire lookout tower.

  4. Any of several two- or four-wheeled carriages; a cabriolet.

    historical
  5. Synonym of taxi, a vehicle available for public hire for single journeys.

    a cab ride
    to take a cab
Where this word comes from

Clipping of cabriolet.

verb/kæb/
  1. To travel by taxicab.

Where this word comes from

Clipping of cabriolet.

noun/kæb/
  1. A former Hebrew unit of volume, about equal to 1.3 L as a dry measure or 1.25 L as a liquid measure.

    historical
Where this word comes from

From Hebrew קב (káv).

noun/kæb/
  1. An arcade cabinet, the unit in which a video game is housed in a gaming arcade.

    informal
  2. Clipping of cabinet file (“a compressed library archive file”).

    abbreviation · alt-of · clipping
Where this word comes from

Clipping of cabinet.

noun/kæb/
  1. Short for cabernet sauvignon

    abbreviation · alt-of · informal · uncountable · usually
Where this word comes from

Clipping of cabernet sauvignon

noun/kæb/
  1. Alternative form of Cab.

    alt-of · alternative
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