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  2. Pillion - Wikipedia

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    A pillion is a secondary pad, cushion, or seat behind the main seat or saddle on a motorcycle or moped. [1] [2] [3] A passenger in this seat is said to "ride pillion". The word is derived from the Scottish Gaelic for "little rug", pillean, from the Latin pellis, "animal skin". One or more pelts often were used as a secondary seat on horseback ...

  3. Isofix - Wikipedia

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    Isofix anchor points under a removable cover. Isofix (styled ISOFIX) is the international standard for attachment points for child safety seats in passenger cars. The system has other regional names including LATCH ("Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children") in the United States, and LUAS ("Lower Universal Anchorage System") or Canfix in Canada. [1]

  4. Mahout - Wikipedia

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    Fig. 6. Antique steel hook used by elephant riders of the Mughal Empire Mahout washing his elephant. Temple in Kanchipuram. The most common tools used by mahouts are chains and the aṅkuśa (goad, also ankus [3] or anlius) – a sharp metal hook used as guide in the training and handling of the elephant.

  5. Trunk (car) - Wikipedia

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    The open trunk in the rear of a Porsche Boxster Early automobiles had provision for mounting an external trunk as on a 1931 Ford Model A, in addition to the rumble seat.. The trunk (American English) or boot (British and Australian English) of a car is the vehicle's main storage or cargo compartment, often a hatch at the rear of the vehicle.

  6. Car seat - Wikipedia

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    Anti-submarine seating is a safety feature that may be more important for the front seats than the rear seats. [8] A child safety seat or child restraint system is a restraint which is secured to the seat of an automobile equipped with safety harnesses or seat belts, to hold a child in the event of a crash. All 50 states require child seats ...

  7. 2+2 (car body style) - Wikipedia

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    Rear seat of a Porsche 911, typical of "auxiliary" seating in many of the smaller or most sporty 2+2s Rear seats of a 1982 Jaguar XJS HE coupé, spacious for a 2+2. A 2+2 (also 2-plus-2) is a car-body style that has a seat each for the driver and front passenger, and two rear seats. The latter may be individual "bucket" seats, fold-downs, or a ...

  8. Rumble seat - Wikipedia

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    A rumble seat (American English), dicky (dickie/dickey) seat (British English), also called a mother-in-law seat, [1] is an upholstered exterior seat which folded into the rear of a coach, carriage, or early motorcar. Depending on its configuration, it provided exposed seating for one or two passengers.

  9. List of English words of Hindi or Urdu origin - Wikipedia

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    from Hindi and Urdu: An acknowledged leader in a field, from the Mughal rulers of India like Akbar and Shah Jahan, the builder of the Taj Mahal. Maharaja from Hindi and Sanskrit: A great king. Mantra from Hindi and Sanskrit: a word or phrase used in meditation. Masala from Urdu, to refer to flavoured spices of Indian origin.