Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ride pillion

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.12 in modern English

Syllables: ride pil-lion
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To travel on the back seat of a motorcycle.

Intransitive verb; Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"The Mafia has set up a school for teenage killers in the southern Sicilian countryside, where pupils as young as 11 are taught to shoot, assemble weapons and ride pillion on motor-scooters."
"Bike riders swarm through rush-hour traffic on Friday and clash with police after mayor targets passengers riding pillion"

Usage

Inflected Forms

rides pillion (present, singular) riding pillion (participle, present) rode pillion (past) ridden pillion (participle, past)

Phrases

ride shotgun

Frequently Paired Words

ride shotgun

Synonyms

pillion ride bitch

Questions

What does ride pillion mean?: To travel on the back seat of a motorcycle.

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