A cab rank (in British English) or
taxicab stand
A taxicab stand (also called taxi rank, cab stand, taxi stand, cab rank, or hack stand) is a queue area on a street or on private property where taxicabs line up to wait for passengers.
Operation
Stands are normally located at high-traffic loc ...
(in American English) is an area where taxicabs queue to await passengers.
Cab rank may also refer to:
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Bank
A bank is a financial institution that accepts deposits from the public and creates a demand deposit while simultaneously making loans. Lending activities can be directly performed by the bank or indirectly through capital markets.
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(in Cockney rhyming slang)
* A flying reserve of fighter-bomber aircraft that can be called in to provide
close air support
In military tactics, close air support (CAS) is defined as air action such as air strikes by fixed or rotary-winged aircraft against hostile targets near friendly forces and require detailed integration of each air mission with fire and moveme ...
(the term ''cab rank'' was used by the RAF during World War II)
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Cab-rank rule In English law (and other countries which adopt the rule), the cab-rank rule is the obligation of a barrister to accept any work in a field in which they profess themselves competent to practise, at a court at which they normally appear, and at th ...
, the obligation in English law of a barrister to accept any work in a field in which he professes himself competent, at a court at which he normally appears and at his usual rates
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