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ridealongs

ridealongs is the plural of ridealong.

Meaning of ridealong

Noun

ridealong (plural ridealongs)

  1. The act of accompanying, or volunteering with, a police, paramedic, or firefighting group, usually by a student seeking hands-on experience.
    • It is these small payload experiments that could potentially benefit from low cost ridealong opportunities.1996, Mohamed S. El-Genk (University of New Mexico, Institute for Space and Nuclear Power Studies, United States Defense Nuclear Agency), Space Technology and Applications International Forum, link
  2. One who participates in this.
    • Bouza also confirmed that the police had brought two civilians with tem, including the 19-year-old son of one officer who helped to carry out the beer which was seized as evidence. Both were registered as "ride alongs" that night and their presence did not violate any laws, but Bouza saw this as...1983 August 20, Ruth Borenstein, “Harassment, Bad Judgment Cited in Twin Cities Bust”, in Gay Community News, volume 11, number 6, page 6

Questions about ridealongs

What is ridealongs the plural of?
Ridealongs is the plural of ridealong.

Words near ridealongs in the dictionary

  1. ride-or-dies
  2. rideability
  3. rideable
  4. rideables
  5. ridealong
  6. ridealongs
  7. rideau
  8. Rideau Lakes
  9. rideaus
  10. rideaux
  11. rided

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