Cab Cab

Cab - Definition and Overview

Cab

  1. Short for cabriolet, a light, horse-drawn carriage which replaced the heavier hackney carriage in the 19th century as the vehicle for hire of choice in Paris and London, and were the forerunners of modern taxicabs.
  2. Short for taxicab, which replaced cabriolets at the beginning of the 20th century, and whose name comes from taxi(meter) + cab(riolet).
  3. The compartment in a railway locomotive from which the engine driver (engineer) controls the locomotive.
  4. The driver's compartment in a truck (lorry).
  5. The compartment in a crane that houses the crane operator.
  6. The moving passenger compartment in an elevator (lift).
  7. Short for cabochon, a gemstone cut with a flat bottom and a rounded top.
  8. Short for cabernet sauvignon, a variety of red wine.

See also: CAB (acronym)

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Example Usage of Cab
poorcopies: Also this fucking Cab driver keeps farting and it fucking stinks, I want to throw up!
CHiiCKENWiiNG: i miss my mommy already ....i just said goodbye and saw her climb into the back of the Cab with 2 suitcases and my heart :C
bkken: In a Cab on my way home!!! I feel like I haven't been home in days. I so need to shave!!! 2 parties so far 3 left to go. Help me :(
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