Editing Taxiing (section)

== Etymology ==

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[[File:British Airways Airbus A319-131 G-DBCG taxiing on the apron at Heathrow, 31 January 2024.jpg|thumb|An [[Airbus A319-131]] operated by [[British Airways]], taxiing on the apron at [[Heathrow Airport]]. This photograph was taken from a [[Boeing 787 Dreamliner#787-10|Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner]], which was in the process of taxiing on a [[taxiway]].]]
As early as 1909 aviation journalists envisioned aeroplanes to replace the [[taxicab]] in traffic-congested cities.<ref>''Flight'', Volume 1, 1909-12-11, page 804.</ref> 

Some aviators and some linguists report that around the year 1911 the [[slang]] word "taxi" was in use for an "airplane". They suggest that the way aircraft move under power before they take off or after they land reminded someone of the way [[taxicab]]s slowly drove around the block when looking for passengers.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.quora.com/Why-is-taxiing-as-done-by-airplanes-etc-called-that | title=Why is taxiing (As done by airplanes, etc) called that? }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.etymonline.com/word/taxi | title=Taxi &#124; Etymology, origin and meaning of taxi by etymonline }}</ref>

Also by 1909, French aviation pioneers like [[Louis Blériot|Blériot]], [[Henri Farman|Farman]] and [[Gabriel Voisin|Voisin]] used the term "taxi" for a [[trainer aircraft]], that was so constructed that a pupil would not accidentally get airborne.{{Citation needed|date=November 2022}}

Usage of the word for an airplane quickly disappeared again, but the verb "to taxi" stuck, and words like the "[[taxiway]]" were derived from it.