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Look up: piggy-back

  1. Piggy-back
    A bridge conveyor.
    Found on http://www.coaleducation.org/glossary.ht

  2. Piggy-Back
    An offer that hitches a free ride with another offer.
    Found on http://www.nmoa.org/Library/index.htm

  3. Piggy-back
    See Free Ride.
    Found on http://www.the-cma.org/public.html?WCE=C

  4. Piggy-back
    (transportation) `Piggy-backed` (`pickaback`) is riding on the back of something else. To `piggy-back` (or to take a piggyback ride) is to ride on someone`s back or shoulders or head. Etymology: Piggyback was started in the sixteenth century as pick pack. This meant to carry something on the ...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piggy-back

  5. Piggy-back
    (law) `Piggy-back` applies to contractual agreements in law, more specifically shareholder selling rights. To apply, the piggy-back clause MUST be included in the corporation`s shareholder agreement, which is part of the incorporation materials. Because the shareholder`s agreement is a contra...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piggy-back

  6. piggyback
    The transporting of a loaded truck trailer on a flat railcar. See trailer on flat car.
    Found on http://www.fmi.org/facts_figs/glossary_s

  7. piggyback
    [adv] - on a railroad flatcar 2. [adv] - on the back or shoulder or astraddle on the hip 3. [v] - ride on someone`s shoulders or back 4. [v] - haul truck trailers loaded with commodities on railroad cars 5. [v] - haul by railroad car 6. [v] - carry on the back or shoulders 7. [v] - support on the back and shoulders
    Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio

  8. piggyback
    (nautical) to install anchors behind each other in tandem
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/visitor-contrib

  9. Piggyback
    Multi-ply P.S. laminate consisting of a face stock; a layer of adhesive; a standard release liner; a layer of adhesive; and a standard release liner. This type of product provides a single label that can be applied to a substrate using the adhesive on the middle liner; then the top ply is removed an...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20829

  10. piggyback
    of or relating to the hauling of truck trailers on railroad flatcars (-- service; -- cars). Category: Transport • to carry(truck trailers)by railroad on flatcars Category: Transport • two broadcast commercials aired one after the other featuring two different products of the ...
    Found on http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/definition

  11. piggyback
    pickaback adverb on the back or shoulder or astraddle on the hip; `she carried her child piggyback`
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  12. piggyback
    noun the act of carrying something piggyback
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  13. piggyback
    (pig´e-bak″) supplementary or added on; used to refer to a type of intravenous infusion.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/21001

  14. Piggyback
    (1) A direct mail offer that is included free with another offer. (2) Two commercials which are shown back-to-back by the same sponsor.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/21023



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