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pillion
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pil·lion  (plyn)
n.
1. A pad or cushion for an extra rider behind the saddle on a horse or motorcycle.
2. A bicycle or motorcycle saddle.

[Probably from Scottish Gaelic pillean, diminutive of peall, rug, or Irish Gaelic pillín, diminutive of pell, rug, both from Old Irish pell, from Latin pellis, animal skin; see pel-3 in Indo-European roots.]

pillion [ˈpɪljən]
n
a seat or place behind the rider of a motorcycle, scooter, horse, etc.
adv
on a pillion to ride pillion
[from Gaelic; compare Scottish pillean, Irish pillīn couch; related to Latin pellis skin]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.pillion - a seat behind the rider of a horse or motorbike etc.
seat - any support where you can sit (especially the part of a chair or bench etc. on which you sit); "he dusted off the seat before sitting down"
Translations
pillion [ˈpɪljən]
A. N (also pillion seat) → asiento m trasero
B. ADV to ride pillionir en el asiento trasero
C. CPD pillion passenger Npasajero/a m/f de atrás

pillion [ˈpɪljən]
n [motorcycle] → siège m arrière
modif [seat] → arrière pillion passenger
adv
to ride pillion (on motorcyle, bike)être derrière; (on horse)être en croupe
pillion passenger npassager m (de la moto)

pillion
n
(on motorbike) → Soziussitz m; pillion passengerSozius m, → Beifahrer(in) m(f)
(Hist) → Damensattel m
adv to ride pillionauf dem Sozius- or Beifahrersitz mitfahren; (on horse) → hinter dem Sattel sitzen

pillion [ˈpɪljən]
1. nsellino posteriore (di moto)
2. adv to ride pillionviaggiare dietro

pillion [ˈpɪljən]
1. nsellino posteriore (di moto)
2. adv to ride pillionviaggiare dietro

pillion
n pillion [ˈpiljən]
a passenger seat on a motorcycle He drove the motorbike and she sat on the pillion; (also adjective ) a pillion passenger/seat. vrouesaal مَقْعَد خَلْفي على دَرّاجَةٍ نارِيَّه място отзад на мотоциклет tandem(ový) bagsæde; bagsæde- der Soziussitz, Sozius-... κάθισμα (συν)επιβάτη σε μοτοσικλέτα asiento de atrás, asiento trasero tagaiste صندلی ترک takasatula siège arrière; de derrière מוֹשָב אָחוֹרִי पिछली सीट stražnje sjedalo na motociklu pótülés boncengan aftursæti (sellino posteriore) 後部座席 뒷자리 užpakalinė sėdynė pakaļējais sēdeklis; aizmugures- tempat duduk pembonceng duozitting baksete(-) tylne siodełko assento traseiro loc din spate; din spate заднее сиденье мотоцикла tandem; tandemový zadnji sedež na motociklu zadnje sedište passagerarsadel, bönpall เบาะนั่งซ้อนท้าย arka sele 摩托車後座 заднє сидіння سواري کي گدي yên sau môtô, xe đạp


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