- piggyback truck
- n.Huckepackwagen m.
English-german dictionary. 2013.
piggyback truck
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piggyback — /pig ee bak /, adv. 1. on the back or shoulders: The little girl rode piggyback on her father. adj. 2. astride the back or shoulders: a piggyback ride. 3. sharing commercial time, space, etc.: piggyback advertising. 4. carryable or attachable: a… … Universalium
piggyback — I. adverb also pickaback Etymology: alteration of earlier a pick pack, of unknown origin Date: 1565 1. up on the back and shoulders 2. on or as if on the back of another; especially on a railroad flatcar II. noun also pickaback … New Collegiate Dictionary
piggyback — pig•gy•back [[t]ˈpɪg iˌbæk[/t]] adv. 1) on the back or shoulders: The child rode piggyback on her father[/ex] 2) astride the back or shoulders: a piggyback ride[/ex] 3) cvb attached to, carried on, or allied with something else: a piggyback… … From formal English to slang
piggyback — /ˈpɪgibæk / (say pigeebak) adverb 1. sitting on the back or shoulders of another: to ride piggyback. –noun 2. a piggyback ride. 3. a method of transportation in which truck trailers are carried on trains, or cars on specially designed trucks.… …
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piggyback — Intermodal transportation combining rail and truck transport … American business jargon
