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Meanings of piggyback in English

Spanish
en un vagón-plataforma

On the back or shoulder or astraddle on the hip.

        en un vagón-plataforma
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        Examples for "pickaback"
        Examples for "pickaback"
        1
        I am unable to carry you over that, pickaback.
        Ruth Fielding at the War Front; or, The Hunt for the Lost Soldie...
        2
        A giant Prussian bore a spectacled comrade pickaback.
        My Second Year of the War
        3
        The young men then decided that they would carry him pickaback by turns, and so they started.
        Earth Abides
        4
        I said, "You used to be little Mimsey Seraskier, and I used to carry you pickaback!"
        Peter Ibbetson
        5
        He carried her upstairs pickaback.
        Mary Olivier: a Life
        1
        And I'll carry Felicia pig-a-back.
        The Forbidden Trail
        Usage of piggyback in English
        1
        And then Mark Stein basically decides to use him for a piggyback.
        The Guardian
        2
        Their best chance is for ethanol to piggyback on a must-pass tax bill.
        Reuters
        3
        Solar farms can also piggyback on existing grid connections in nearby solar farms.
        Independent.ie
        4
        Soon, the Mini will piggyback off the free-to-air TV feed from the Mighty.
        News.com.au
        5
        Well, by trying to piggyback on the big Frankenstein musical's buzz of course.
        The Guardian
        6
        Nicole walked with the rest of the group, carrying Tommy piggyback.
        Seven Wonders of a Once and Future World & Other Stories
        7
        In the 1930s, the only option was a high-elevation piggyback ride.
        Climbing Magazine
        8
        He waved for Rachel to climb atop him and ride piggyback.
        Map of bones
        9
        He was nearly riding piggyback on the statue's leaning back now.
        James Potter and the Vault of Destinies
        10
        The only question is whether you're going down piggyback or bum over teakettle.
        Misery
        11
        Or at a jewellery store, a thief could piggyback on a customer's transaction.
        Reuters
        12
        In other words, Onyx will piggyback on all those smartphones, via Wi-Fi and Bluetooth.
        Wired
        13
        Allowing investors to piggyback the early-stage picks of experienced backers is a clever model.
        Reuters
        14
        And if the source is programmed in, it can piggyback any satellite you choose.'
        Artemis Fowl: The Eternity Code
        15
        Where it was relatively flat Mat carried me, piggyback style.
        Climbing Magazine
        16
        I'd tattoo him for a piggyback ride up El Cap.
        Climbing Magazine
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