: an ancient Hebrew unit of capacity equal to about two quarts (2.2 liters)

cab

2 of 5

noun (2)

1
a(1)
(2)
: a similar light closed carriage (such as a hansom)
b
: a carriage for hire
2
3
[short for cabin]
a
: the part of a locomotive that houses the engineer and operating controls
b
: a comparable shelter (as on a truck) housing operating controls

cab

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verb

cabbed; cabbing

intransitive verb

: to travel in a cab
cabbed back to the hotel

cab

4 of 5

noun (3)

often capitalized

CAB

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abbreviation

Civil Aeronautics Board

Examples of cab in a Sentence

Noun (2) called a cab to get back to the hotel
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
As his train approached the Rochester station, a railroad engineer glanced down from his cab. Mara Bovsun, New York Daily News, 10 Aug. 2024 The trailer rested hanging from the bridge while the cab separated and fell into the canal. NBC News, 6 Aug. 2024 Sheriff's office divers located the driver, a 64-year-old man from Mississippi, in the cab 40 feet below the surface, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. CBS News, 6 Aug. 2024 Ford Pro The Ford Pro business is led by sales of the automaker’s Super Duty trucks, which are part of its F-Series truck lineup with the Ford F-150, and range from large pickups to commercial trucks and chassis cabs. Michael Wayland, CNBC, 5 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for cab 

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Word History

Etymology

Noun (1)

Hebrew qabh

Noun (2)

short for cabriolet

First Known Use

Noun (1)

1535, in the meaning defined above

Noun (2)

1822, in the meaning defined at sense 1a(1)

Verb

1831, in the meaning defined above

Noun (3)

1986, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of cab was in 1535

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Cite this Entry

“Cab.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cab. Accessed 22 Aug. 2024.

Kids Definition

cab

noun
ˈkab
1
a
: a light closed carriage (as a hansom)
b
: a carriage for hire
2
3
a
: the covered compartment for the engineer and the controls of a locomotive
b
: a similar compartment on a truck, tractor, or crane
Etymology

Noun

sense 1 from French cabriolet "a one-horse carriage"; sense 2 a shortened form of taxicab

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