pillion
Example Sentences
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She had a bike when she left school and had been pillion on her husband John's bike for 10 years, travelling to places including Ireland and Wales, but she never got her own full licence.
From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2022
One particular issue is the practice of pillion riders, who are at more risk due to not being in control.
From The Guardian ● Oct. 2, 2019
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
Less than sixty years ago the pillion was in constant use in the two counties, and only the well-to-do yeomen thought of taking their wives and daughters frequently to market in the “shandry cart.”
From Bygone Cumberland and Westmorland by Daniel Scott
