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pillion

[pil-yuhn] / ˈpɪl jən /
NOUN
saddle
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Two males, believed to the be the driver and the pillion passenger of a motorbike, were killed after the crash with a BMW car.

From BBC May 7, 2026

As the convoy left the hospital it was chased by two motorcycle film crews, with one cameraman standing on the pillion seat.

From New York Times Aug. 30, 2017

A somewhat less comfortable pillion seat is hidden beneath the rear cowl, with slender fold-down passenger pegs available along with an integrated grab bar.

From Forbes Jul. 1, 2015

In Monrovia, she switched to a motorcycle, riding pillion with a young man who agreed to take her to the plantation and whom health authorities were subsequently desperate to trace.

From Reuters Jul. 31, 2014

She may have been seated on a pillion behind her new husband, holding on tight to his waist.

From The Stronghold A Story of Historic Northern Neck of Virginia and Its People by Miriam Haynie




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