Meaning of ride-along | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A person who goes on a ridealong.
2. A member of an organization who is more of a follower than a leader.
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3. A piece of marketing material that is included in a mailing about a different product.

Examples

“A ride-along serves several purposes. First, some candidates want to become fire fighters because of the glorified lifestyles portrayed by Hollywood heroes, and a ride-along will allow a potential member to experience the reality of the fire department.”

“There was only one person on a ride-along that week!”

“One of the benefits of a ride-along for a family member is to give them an opportunity to witness a cop's job firsthand, gaining insight into what we do as law enforcement officers.”

“She took ride-alongs with sales reps so she could see the skills they used and those they needed.”

“As a ride-along, you have up front close experience on how our police officers operate day and night out enforcing the laws of DC.”

“The policy at the time was: When a ride-along was in the car during a pursuit, the deputy was to pull over and let the ride-along out.”

“There is a common belief among patrol officers that there is a “ride-along curse,” suggesting that when their shift involves taking a ride-along, it usually means the patrol shift will be mindnumbingly boring; a series of barking dog complaints, burglary reports, and the like.”

“Being a ride-along doesn't make you immune, but it takes the bull's-eye off your back.”

“He had taken her for a dogsbody, a beta fish, a bridesmaid, a ride-along; he had looked right past her, as likely many people did.”

“Stacks of ride-alongs that share the cost of the mailing.”

“Since the dessert advertisement is a ride-along with your ads for other foods, your only additional cost is the printing and paper charges or Internet page cost for your dessert and/or ice-cream ads.”

“In the corporate world, a company puts a ride-along into a mailer that another company is doing.”

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