pillion
noun [C] /ˈpɪl.i.ən/
/-jən/ UKDefinition
› a seat or place behind the person riding a motorcycle where a passenger can sit: a pillion seat/passengerMotorbikes pillion adverb › You get a bit uncomfortable after riding pillion for a couple of hours.Motorbikes
(Definition of pillion noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
© Cambridge University Press)
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