1
a
: a light saddle for women consisting chiefly of a cushion
b
: a pad or cushion put on behind a man's saddle chiefly for a woman to ride on
2
chiefly British
: a motorcycle or bicycle saddle for a passenger
chiefly British
: on or as if on a pillion
ride pillion
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Ira Trivedi, Foreign Affairs, 14 Nov. 2013
See your dealer for frame sliders, pillion seat cowl, Akrapovic slip-on performance exhaust, tank bag, and lower engine cowl.
—Joe Michaud, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Mar. 2021
Passenger accommodations have been made more comfortable with a wider and larger pillion perch but riding two-up will be intimate.
—Joe Michaud, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Dec. 2020
The central seating position stays, but the T.50S loses one of the flanking passenger seats; there will only be room for a single brave pillion on the left.
—Mike Duff, Car and Driver, 3 Sep. 2020
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Noun
Get Citation Request Reprint Permissions At nine every morning, Sana dons her burqa and rides pillion on her father’s scooter.
—Ira Trivedi, Foreign Affairs, 14 Nov. 2013
See your dealer for frame sliders, pillion seat cowl, Akrapovic slip-on performance exhaust, tank bag, and lower engine cowl.
—Joe Michaud, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Mar. 2021
Passenger accommodations have been made more comfortable with a wider and larger pillion perch but riding two-up will be intimate.
—Joe Michaud, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Dec. 2020
The central seating position stays, but the T.50S loses one of the flanking passenger seats; there will only be room for a single brave pillion on the left.
—Mike Duff, Car and Driver, 3 Sep. 2020
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“Pillion.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pillion. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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