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   pillion

   /ˈpɪljən/

   noun

   • 1. a seat for a passenger behind a motorcyclist.
   • ▪ a woman's light saddle.
   • ▪ a cushion attached to the back of a saddle, on which a second person may ride.

   Word Origin late 15th century (denoting a light saddle): from Scottish Gaelic pillean, Irish pillín ‘small cushion’, diminutive of pell, from Latin pellis ‘skin’.

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   What is a pillion seat?

   • A pillion is a secondary pad, cushion, or seat behind the main seat or saddle on a horse, motorcycle, bicycle or moped. [ 1][ 2][ 3] A passenger in this seat is said to "ride pillion". The word is derived from the Scottish Gaelic for "little rug", pillean, from the Latin pellis, "animal skin".

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   What is a pillion on a motorcycle?

   • On a motorcycle, the pillion is the seat or part behind the rider. As a learner rider you must not carry a pillion passenger. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

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   What does pillion mean?

   • Young Mr. Beall carried his bride on a pillion behind him, her red riding-cloak flung over her ball dress. But it was long before it began to supplant the post-horses and the feminine pillion. Pillion definition: a pad or cushion attached behind a saddle, especially as a seat for a woman.. See examples of PILLION used in a sentence.

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   What was a pillion used for?

   • For her comfort a pillion was used, which was a pad or cushion fastened to the saddle. Before that time ladies chiefly rode on horseback, either single on their palfreys, or double, behind some person on a pillion. The problem, one might say, was in the form of a maid on a pillion.

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   Pillion is a noun, adjective or adverb that means a seat or place behind the person riding a motorcycle, bicycle, or horse. Learn how to use it in sentences with different contexts and synonyms.

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     adjective. UK us / ˈpɪl.jən / uk / ˈpɪl.jən /. behind the...

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     PILLION translate: asiento de atrás, asiento trasero. Learn...

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   1. adverb [ADVERB after verb] If someone rides pillion on a motorcycle or bicycle, they sit behind the person who is controlling it. She rode pillion on her son's motorbike. 2. countable noun [oft NOUN noun] On a motorcycle, the pillion is the seat or part behind the rider.

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   A pillion is a secondary seat behind the main seat on a horse, motorcycle, bicycle or moped. Learn about the origin of the word, the licensing and restrictions of pillion riding, and the slang and expressions related to it.

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   Pillion definition: a pad or cushion attached behind a saddle, especially as a seat for a woman.. See examples of PILLION used in a sentence.

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