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S vs Piggyback - What's the difference?

s | piggyback |

As a letter s

is the letter s with a.

As an adjective piggyback is

on somebody's back or shoulders.

As an adverb piggyback is

on somebody's back or shoulders.

As a verb piggyback is

to attach or append something to another (usually larger) object or event.

s

Translingual

{{Basic Latin character info, previous=r, next=t, image= (wikipedia s)

Letter

  • The nineteenth letter of the .

    • Symbol

    (wikipedia) (mul-symbol)
  • voiceless alveolar fricative
  • Symbol for second , an SI unit of measurement of time.

    • See also

    (Latn-script) * * (esh) * (dze) * {{Letter , page=S , NATO=Sierra , Morse=··· , Character=S , Braille=? }} Image:Latin S.png, Capital and lowercase versions of S , in normal and italic type Image:Fraktur letter S.png, Uppercase and lowercase S in Fraktur Symbols for SI units ----

    piggyback

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • On somebody's back or shoulders.
    • a piggyback ride
  • Pertaining to transportation of goods where one transportation unit is carried on the back of something else. For example, a truck on a train.
    • Until this time the railroads had favored piggyback services (...)'' (''John H. Mahoney'', ''Intermodal Freight Transportation , 1985)

    Adverb

    (en adverb)
  • On somebody's back or shoulders.
    • to ride piggyback

    Synonyms

    * (sense, on somebody's back or shoulders) pooseback (some US dialects)

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To attach or append something to another (usually larger) object or event.
    • They tried to piggyback that proposal on the rivers and harbors bill.
    The popular host can’t claim credit for the trade, though. The idea wasn’t his. He piggybacked off another successful investor who had a history of picking winners.
  • (Internet) 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.
  • (Internet) Utilizing last mile wiring (not wireless slang) rented from a larger owner ISP by a smaller ISP, last milers are obligated to sell to competitors in places like Canada.
  • to carry someone on the back or shoulders.

    • References

    * NY Times, article on wireless piggybacking