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What is a Piggyback?

 , updated on March 26, 2017
A piggyback is the transport of one vehicle using another vehicle. It is done for a variety of reasons such as safety, training, repair, rescue, efficiency or overcoming technical limitations. Examples of piggybacking include trucks on trains, boats on boats, aircraft on aircraft and spacecraft on aircraft.
Overview: Piggyback
TypeTransport
DefinitionUsing a vehicle to transport another vehicle.
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