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on the rivet

on the rivet prepositional phrase: riding at maximum speed.

Prepositional phrase

  1. Riding at maximum speed.

Origin of on the rivet

When riding at maximum speed, a racer often perches on the front tip of the saddle, where the shell of an old-style leather saddle would be attached to the saddle frame with a rivet.

Questions about on the rivet

What does on the rivet mean?
On the rivet means riding at maximum speed.
What part of speech is on the rivet?
On the rivet is a prepositional phrase.

Words near on the rivet in the dictionary

  1. on the regular
  2. on the right foot
  3. on the right side of history
  4. on the right track
  5. on the rise
  6. on the rivet
  7. on the road
  8. on the rob
  9. on the rocks
  10. on the ropes
  11. on the run

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