Added 9 October 2026 cab /kæb/ symbol Categories: ThingsActionsUncommon Words symbol ! Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about cab at Wordnik → Where our words come from → ISO 639-3 language code for Garifuna. noun A compartment at the front of a truck or train for the driver. A similar compartment in other vehicles. A shelter at the top of an air traffic control tower or fire lookout tower. verb To travel by taxicab. noun A former Hebrew unit of volume, about equal to 1.3 L as a dry measure or 1.25 L as a liquid measure. Origin Clipping of cabriolet. From Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org (CC BY-SA) Related Words: taxicabtaxicabriolethackberthcarcabbietruckcockpitchauffeurdriverwagon Back to today's word