piggyback
noun
Meaning
- A ride on somebody's back or shoulders.
- An act or instance of piggybacking.
- To attach or append something to another (usually larger) object or event.
- To obtain a wireless internet connection by bringing one's own computer within the range of another's wireless connection without that subscriber's permission or knowledge.
- To utilize "last-mile" wiring rented from a larger owner ISP by a smaller ISP.
- To carry someone on the back or shoulders.
- To transport (a lorry/truck) on a flatbed railway waggon
- To enter a secured area at the same time along with someone having authorized access; to tailgate
- On somebody's back or shoulders.
- Pertaining to transportation of goods where one transportation unit is carried on the back of something else. For example, a truck on a train.
- On somebody's back or shoulders.
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