pillion
a pad or cushion attached behind a saddle, especially as a seat for a woman.
a pad, cushion, saddle, or the like, used as a passenger seat on a bicycle, motor scooter, etc.
a passenger's saddle or seat behind the driver's seat on a motorcycle.
Origin of pillion
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How to use pillion in a sentence
The saddle of Maitre Perrot had a pillion attached behind for a lady, but this was at present untenanted.
The Cornet of Horse | G. A. Henty"An officer and eight men," he whispered to Rupert as he leapt into the saddle, while Rupert lifted Adele on to the pillion.
The Cornet of Horse | G. A. HentyClem had met her in Jackson with his nag, and she was riding, mountain-fashion, on a pillion behind him.
The Code of the Mountains | Charles Neville BuckYoung Mr. Beall carried his bride on a pillion behind him, her red riding-cloak flung over her ball dress.
Richard Carvel, Complete | Winston ChurchillBut it was long before it began to supplant the post-horses and the feminine pillion.
The Great North Road: London to York | Charles G. Harper
British Dictionary definitions for pillion
/ (ˈpɪljən) /
a seat or place behind the rider of a motorcycle, scooter, horse, etc
on a pillion: to ride pillion
Origin of pillion
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