piggy-back

Speech parts

1. piggy-back - Noun

2. piggy-back - Adjective

3. piggy-back - Verb

4. piggy-back - Adverb

Meaning

piggy-back (not comparable)

Alternative form of piggy back

piggy-back (third-person singular simple present piggy-backs, present participle piggy-backing, simple past and past participle piggy-backed)

Alternative form of piggy back

piggy-back (countable and uncountable, plural piggy-backs)

Alternative form of piggy back

Alternative names

piggy back

Examples

In some countries " piggy-back " trains or rolling highways are used: In the latter case trucks can drive straight onto the train and drive off again when the end destination is reached. Source: Internet

The turbo charger used is the Garrett GT25 ball race unit, and the package also includes an air-to-air intercooler, and a digital piggy-back ECU to control timing, fueling, and boost pressures. Source: Internet

Their transport may be based on a so-called "piggy-back" mechanism: such proteins associate with PTS1-possessing matrix proteins and are translocated into the peroxisomal matrix together with them. Source: Internet

Piggy-back clamps were then used to create a cradle to support the nest while it was moved in one piece. Source: Internet

I know your question is rhetorical, but I'll piggy-back anyway. Source: Internet

Rather than have a global opt-in, however, I think we might want to piggy-back on some different infrastructure. Source: Internet

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