English Dictionary

cab rank

名詞

Synonym of taxi rank / (military) A group of aircraft that remain airborne in order to attack targets quickly when requested.

日本語の意味

タクシー乗り場 / （軍事用語）要求に応じて即応できるよう待機している航空機群

I waited at the cab rank for nearly an hour before a taxi arrived.

タクシーが来るまでタクシー乗り場でほぼ1時間待ちました。

意味（1）

Synonym of taxi rank

意味（2）

(military) A group of aircraft that remain airborne in order to attack targets quickly when requested.

Their presence with the army greatly heartened the rank and file, as did the appearance above the battlefield of cab ranks of fighters and fighter-bombers.

cab ranks （ plural ）