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PRONUNCIATION OF PILLION PASSENGER

pillion passenger  [ˈpɪljən ˈpæsɪndʒə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PILLION PASSENGER

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adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Pillion passenger is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES PILLION PASSENGER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

pillion passenger

Pillion

A pillion is a mostly British English term for a secondary pad, cushion, or seat behind the main seat or saddle on a horse, motorcycle, bicycle or moped. A passenger in this seat is said to "ride pillion" or may themselves be referred to as a "pillion." The word is derived from the Scottish Gaelic for a "little rug," pillean, which is itself from the Latin pellis for "animal skin." One or more pelts would often have been used as a secondary seat on horseback; the usage has carried over to motorcycles.

Definition of pillion passenger in the English dictionary

The definition of pillion passenger in the dictionary is a person who travels in a seat or place behind the rider of a motorcycle, scooter, horse, etc.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PILLION PASSENGER


arranger
əˈreɪndʒə
challenger
ˈtʃælɪndʒə
changer
ˈtʃeɪndʒə
danger
ˈdeɪndʒə
dog-in-the-manger
ˌdɒɡɪnðəˈmeɪndʒə
exchanger
ɪksˈtʃeɪndʒə
ginger
ˈdʒɪndʒə
Grainger
ˈɡreɪndʒə
granger
ˈɡreɪndʒə
hydrangea
haɪˈdreɪndʒə
injure
ˈɪndʒə
Kissinger
ˈkɪsɪndʒə
manger
ˈmeɪndʒə
Massinger
ˈmæsɪndʒə
messenger
ˈmɛsɪndʒə
ninja
ˈnɪndʒə
passenger
ˈpæsɪndʒə
ranger
ˈreɪndʒə
scavenger
ˈskævɪndʒə
stranger
ˈstreɪndʒə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PILLION PASSENGER

pillared
pillarist
pillarless
Pillars of Hercules
pillbox
pilled
pillhead
pillicock
pillie
pillion
pillionist
pilliwinks
pillock
pilloried
pillories
pillorize
pillory
pillow
pillow block
pillow fight

WORDS THAT END LIKE PILLION PASSENGER

anger
avenger
fellow passenger
finger
foot passenger
hunger
King´s Messenger
longer
no longer
Queen´s Messenger
revenger
singer
special messenger
springer
stallenger
stand-by passenger
swinger
transfer passenger
venger
wambenger

Synonyms and antonyms of pillion passenger in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «pillion passenger» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PILLION PASSENGER

Find out the translation of pillion passenger to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of pillion passenger from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «pillion passenger» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

后座乘客
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

pasajero
570 millions of speakers

English

pillion passenger
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

पीछे की सीट यात्री
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الراكب الخلفي
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

на заднем сиденье пассажир
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

garupa
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

পিলিয়ন যাত্রী
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

son passager
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pillion penumpang
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Sozius
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

パッセンジャー
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

여성용 안장 승객
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Pillion penumpang
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

hành khách được chở trên xe
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பில்லியன் பயணிகள்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पिलियन प्रवासी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Pillion yolcu
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

passeggero
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

pillion pasażera
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

на задньому сидінні пасажир
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

locul din spate pentru pasageri
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

συνεπιβάτης
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

pillion passasier
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

passageraren
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

passasjer
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of pillion passenger

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PILLION PASSENGER»

The term «pillion passenger» is normally little used and occupies the 121.084 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PILLION PASSENGER» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «pillion passenger» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «pillion passenger» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about pillion passenger

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PILLION PASSENGER»

Discover the use of pillion passenger in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to pillion passenger and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The official DSA theory test for motorcyclists
When riding with a pillion passenger, your motorcycle may feel unbalanced and the acceleration and braking distance may also be affected. Make sure your passenger knows they must lean with you while cornering. If they don't, they could ...
Driving Standards Agency, 2011
2
Minion or Master
As the FBI team await instructions they see a motorbike with a pillion passenger roar up to the container. The pillion passenger swivels on the motor bike and in a split second has fired a burst of bullets from an automatic machine pistol.
Martin Smith, 2013
3
Combined Scintigraphic and Radiographic Diagnosis of Bone ...
Figure 16.77A–C is another example that attests to the usefulness of gamma correction pinhole scan in depicting branching linear occult fracture. 16.14.7 Pillion Fracture Motorcycle pillion passenger's fracture is characterized by the 'tilt'  ...
Yong-Whee Bahk, 2012
4
Criminal on the Road: A Study of Serious Motoring Offences ...
was well on his offside of the road when he met a solo motor cycle in a head—on collision; the young rider was killed and his pillion passenger injured. According to the driver of the vehicle overtaken, the defendant's speed was about 40 mph ...
T. C. Willett, 2013
5
Quality Assurance and the Law
The teenage defendant was driving a motor bike on which the plaintiff was a pillion passenger. The defendant had never passed a driving test and had no insurance cover. The defendant was driving dangerously, weaving in and out of the ...
Elaine Pritchard, Richard Reeves, 2013
6
Confessions of a Bangkok PI
The pillion passenger was caught off balance and he grabbed the waist of the driver. I took a quick look over my left shoulder. The second pillion passenger had his gun aimed at my head. I slammed on the brakes and the bike roared by, the ...
Warren Olson, 2006
7
Diana Inquest: the Untold Story
Comment: In his initial statement Gooroovadoo says that he saw a pillion passenger “taking one photo after another”. By the 12th of September he states that he is sure there was a motorbike, but he no longer knows how many people were on ...
John Morgan, 2009
8
Safe Ride M3 Questionnaire
Nathan Baker. 20. Motorbike riders must ride... a. In single file at all times b. No more than 2 riders side by side in one marked lane c. No more than 4 riders side by side in one marked lane 21. Can a learner rider carry a pillion passenger on a  ...
Nathan Baker
9
The Hongse Spider: A Novel of Tremulous Political Intrigue ...
... its solemn roll towards the bench. I had just reached into my briefcase to replace the empty clip I'd just ejected onto the pavement when the motorcycle rolled up to the bench. The pillion passenger had come to his feet in order to fire over ...
George H. Stollwerck, 2006
10
Kelly - the Bar girl who would be president
What caught his eye was that both rider and pillion passenger were wearing full face helmets. Most passengers wore no helmet and if they did it was normally a cheap minimal helmet to comply with the much ignored law. The guard saw the ...
Sam Worthington

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PILLION PASSENGER»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term pillion passenger is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Zambian Bus Kills One in Lilongwe
... 8154 travelling from Zambia to Lilongwe on Thursday night killed a motorcycle pillion passenger identified as Ndapita Thengoliweta, aged 20 ... «AllAfrica.com, Jul 15»
2
Angola: Protesters in Quibaxe Demand the Resignation of Police …
Neves Luciano Ganga also added that "the same bullet hit the pillion passenger, a young student who was getting a lift and was sitting behind ... «AllAfrica.com, Jul 15»
3
Serious driving offences
Ray's pillion passenger ran, but was caught by the officers. Mr Tokunbo granted $5,000 bail with a like surety, ordered a social inquiry report ... «Royal Gazette, Jul 15»
4
Motorcyclist needed emergency treatment after collision with a car in …
A pillion passenger on the bike was taken to Burton's Queen's Hospital suffering from neck injuries, while the driver of the car suffered burns to ... «Burton Mail, Jul 15»
5
Police name motorcyclist and pillion passenger killed in accident
POLICE have named a motorcyclist and his pillion passenger who died in a road accident at the weekend. Gary Robert Hoare, 47, and Gayle ... «The Northern Echo, Jul 15»
6
Motorcyclist thrown 20 metres from bike and airlifted to hospital …
"A pillion passenger, a man also believed to be in his late 20's, was lucky to escape the crash with just neck pains. He also received treatment ... «Burton Mail, Jul 15»
7
Horror week on Waikato's roads
Seven riders - five men and two women - and one pillion passenger have died in road crashes in the Waikato police region in 2015. «Waikato Times, Jul 15»
8
Most serious crashes on country roads
... in rural areas, such as this accident last year where Rangiputa man Steve Goodman suffered serious injuries and his pillion passenger died. «Northern Advocate, Jul 15»
9
Teenager admits causing grievous bodily harm
Ray's pillion passenger ran, but was caught by the officers. Magistrate Khamisi Tokunbo granted $5,000 bail with a like surety and ordered a ... «Royal Gazette, Jul 15»
10
'Two lovely people taken too soon': Friends post tributes to fatal …
Mr Hoare, 47, was driving the blue and white Suzuki motorbike and Ms Evans, 51, was his pillion passenger. The motorbike was travelling from ... «Gazette Live, Jul 15»

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