taxi-distance

noun6

1. •
   The distance that an airplane must taxi to reach the runway from the terminal.

   • Operations in 1971 were governed mostly by the shortest taxi distance. — 1974
2. •
   The distance that an airplane must taxi to reach the runway from the terminal.
3. •
   A distance for which it is affordable and reasonable to take a taxi.
4. •
   Synonym of taxicab distance.

   • What is the taxi distance from A to P? Mark all the points you can find at a taxi distance 4 from A. Connect these points to form a square. This figure is a taxi circle. — 2000
5. •
   Synonym of taxicab distance.

   • Draw a graph of all points in the plane whose taxi-distance from (0, 0) is 1. Do the same for all points whose taxi-distance from (0, 0) is 2, and again for a taxi-distance of 4. — 1998
6. •
   Alternative form of taxi distance.