ride-along
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.74 in modern English
11
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
Alternative form of ridealong.
noun
A member of an organization who is more of a follower than a leader.
Example Sentences
- "A ride-along serves several purposes. First, some candidates want to become fire fighters because of the glorified lifestyles portrayed by Hollywood heroes, and a ride-along will allow a potential member to experience the reality of the fire department."
- "There was only one person on a ride-along that week!"
- "One of the benefits of a ride-along for a family member is to give them an opportunity to witness a cop's job firsthand, gaining insight into what we do as law enforcement officers."
- "She took ride-alongs with sales reps so she could see the skills they used and those they needed."
- "As a ride-along, you have up front close experience on how our police officers operate day and night out enforcing the laws of DC."
- "The policy at the time was: When a ride-along was in the car during a pursuit, the deputy was to pull over and let the ride-along out."