"pillion" meaning in English

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Adverb

IPA: /ˈpɪljən/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-pillion.wav
Rhymes: -ɪljən Etymology: From Scottish Gaelic pillean (“little rug”), from Latin pellis (“animal skin, pelt”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|gd|pillean|t=little rug}} Scottish Gaelic pillean (“little rug”), {{der|en|la|pellis||animal skin, pelt}} Latin pellis (“animal skin, pelt”) Head templates: {{en-adv|-}} pillion (not comparable)
  1. Riding behind the driving rider, as when positioned on the rump of a mount. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Equestrianism Translations (riding behind the driving rider): en croupe (Finnish)
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Noun

IPA: /ˈpɪljən/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-pillion.wav Forms: pillions [plural]
Rhymes: -ɪljən Etymology: From Scottish Gaelic pillean (“little rug”), from Latin pellis (“animal skin, pelt”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|gd|pillean|t=little rug}} Scottish Gaelic pillean (“little rug”), {{der|en|la|pellis||animal skin, pelt}} Latin pellis (“animal skin, pelt”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} pillion (plural pillions)
  1. A pad behind the saddle of a horse for a second rider. Translations (pad behind horse's saddle): takasatula (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-pillion-en-noun-7QB6iAXJ Disambiguation of "pad behind horse's saddle": 69 11 2 18
  2. (motorcycling) A similar second saddle on a motorcycle for a passenger. Categories (topical): Motorcycles Translations (second saddle on a motorcycle): задна седалка (zadna sedalka) [feminine] (Bulgarian), takasatula (Finnish), siège passager [masculine] (French), Sozius [masculine] (German), Soziussitz [masculine] (German), tylne siodełko [neuter] (Polish), asiento de pasajero [masculine] (Spanish), asiento trasero [masculine] (Spanish), passagerarsadel [common-gender] (Swedish), bönpall [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-pillion-en-noun-~BsoD0ft Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 29 5 18 7 6 30 4 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 31 5 17 4 5 32 6 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 32 2 20 3 2 37 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 29 8 23 4 6 22 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 30 7 23 5 3 26 5 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 25 3 21 6 6 30 9 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 28 4 23 6 4 30 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations: 25 6 18 25 4 20 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 28 1 23 4 3 35 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 32 7 23 4 3 26 5 Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, motorcycling Disambiguation of 'second saddle on a motorcycle': 9 78 3 10
  3. The person riding in the pillion. Synonyms: pillionist Translations (person riding in the pillion): passatger [masculine] (Catalan), matkustaja (Finnish), Sozius [masculine] (German), de paquete (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-pillion-en-noun-lso3AJ~z Categories (other): Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations Disambiguation of Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations: 25 6 18 25 4 20 4 Disambiguation of 'person riding in the pillion': 1 1 96 2
  4. The cushion of a saddle.
    Sense id: en-pillion-en-noun-IvQoVV9N
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: ride pillion

Verb

IPA: /ˈpɪljən/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-pillion.wav Forms: pillions [present, singular, third-person], pillioning [participle, present], pillioned [participle, past], pillioned [past]
Rhymes: -ɪljən Etymology: From Scottish Gaelic pillean (“little rug”), from Latin pellis (“animal skin, pelt”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|gd|pillean|t=little rug}} Scottish Gaelic pillean (“little rug”), {{der|en|la|pellis||animal skin, pelt}} Latin pellis (“animal skin, pelt”) Head templates: {{en-verb}} pillion (third-person singular simple present pillions, present participle pillioning, simple past and past participle pillioned)
  1. To ride on a pillion. Synonyms: ride bitch [slang], ride pillion
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  2. To put a pillion on a horse.
    Sense id: en-pillion-en-verb-00A-4TDt

Inflected forms

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