单词 | piggybacking |
释义 | piggybackingn. The action or practice of riding or carrying on piggyback; the action or practice of mounting or carrying one thing on another thing; (figurative) the action or practice of taking advantage of or building on the work of someone or something else. ΘΚΠ society > travel > rail travel > [noun] > conveyance by rail or train > specific system of freight transport piggybacking1936 TOFC1954 trailer-on-flatcar1954 kangaroo1967 1936 Reno (Nevada) Evening Gaz. 22 Oct. 4/3 I tried to suggest a less vigorous idea, such as patty-cake, but she was firm for piggy-backing. 1959 Wall St. Jrnl. 29 Jan. 1/1 A number of railroad and truck equipment makers have jumped into the manufacture of rail cars and trailers especially designed for piggybacking. 1967 Freight Management Jan. 48/2 Piggybacking must not be left out of any argument about future inter-modal methods of transportation. 1992 New Scientist 31 Oct. 49/1 The third rule [of brainstorming] is that piggybacking is OK. This means that it is quite acceptable to jump on the back of others; to run with their ideas and to follow someone down an unusual path. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < |
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