passenger
One who rides or travels in a vehicle, but who does not operate it and is not a member of the crew.
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VesselAlert Name: BRUINVIS MMSI: 244730008 Callsign: PF4072 Type: Passenger Flag: Netherlands Seen: 06-May-2026 10:54:08 CEST Dest.: DOLLARD Distance: 16.9 nm Signal RSSI: 0.0 dBFS Ship AIS VesselAlert © kx1t - link
The X-ray of a car passenger who had her feet on the dashboard during a crash was shared by police as a warning against the dangerous move
VesselAlert Name: ORTOLAN MMSI: 244770005 Callsign: PI3956 Type: Passenger Flag: Netherlands Seen: 05-May-2026 09:00:10 CEST Dest.: STAVOREN Distance: 27.0 nm Signal RSSI: 0.0 dBFS Ship AIS VesselAlert © kx1t - link
[4/4] passenger car trips on expressways and ordinary national and provincial roads were 236.52 million, a month-on-month decrease of 1%, a year-on-year increase of 6%.
VesselAlert Name: RISICO MMSI: 244770295 Callsign: PH4206 Type: Passenger Flag: Netherlands Seen: 05-May-2026 09:03:43 CEST Dest.: PAPENDRECHT Distance: 18.5 nm Signal RSSI: 0.0 dBFS Ship AIS VesselAlert © kx1t - link
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One who rides or travels in a vehicle, but who does not operate it and is not a member of the crew.
“VesselAlert Name: BRUINVIS MMSI: 244730008 Callsign: PF4072 Type: Passenger Flag: Netherlands Seen: 06-May-2026 10:54:08 CEST Dest.: DOLLARD Distance: 16.9 nm Signal RSSI: 0.0 dBFS Ship AIS VesselAlert © kx1t - link”
— Bluesky· May 2026“The X-ray of a car passenger who had her feet on the dashboard during a crash was shared by police as a warning against the dangerous move”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Passenger (47) avoids jail after row with Ryanair staff at Dublin Airport hine Thomas, 47, an Indian national with an address in Old Kilmainham, Dublin 8 was criticised by the judge for his "ignorance, rudeness and violence"”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Long Beach Airport Breaks Ground on $37 Million Concourse Enhancement Project https://www.newsbeep.com/us-ca/300940/ Long Beach Airport (LGB) broke ground on a $37 million project to modernize its passenger concourse, upgrade critical…”
— Bluesky· May 2026“🎬 TRAILER | Passenger (2026): Avance de rodaje 'embrujado' ¡Se viene la magia! 🎬✨ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X-IedTnw_48”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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(informal, chiefly, UK) Somebody in a team who does not do their fair share of the work.
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(falconry) A young hunting bird that can fly and is taken while it is still in its first year.
: [The boys] have taken possession of the turnpike road to play the before-mentioned games, to the serious inconvenience of the passengers, one of whom, a woman, was yesterday knocked down by a nurr which struck her in the head.
“VesselAlert Name: ORTOLAN MMSI: 244770005 Callsign: PI3956 Type: Passenger Flag: Netherlands Seen: 05-May-2026 09:00:10 CEST Dest.: STAVOREN Distance: 27.0 nm Signal RSSI: 0.0 dBFS Ship AIS VesselAlert © kx1t - link”
— Bluesky· May 2026“[4/4] passenger car trips on expressways and ordinary national and provincial roads were 236.52 million, a month-on-month decrease of 1%, a year-on-year increase of 6%.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“VesselAlert Name: RISICO MMSI: 244770295 Callsign: PH4206 Type: Passenger Flag: Netherlands Seen: 05-May-2026 09:03:43 CEST Dest.: PAPENDRECHT Distance: 18.5 nm Signal RSSI: 0.0 dBFS Ship AIS VesselAlert © kx1t - link”
— Bluesky· May 2026“*Blitz gets into the RV and shuts the door and locks it then gets in the passenger seat* Let’s get this fucking party started!”
— Bluesky· May 2026“VesselAlert Name: TX-20 WALRUS MMSI: 244770343 Callsign: PE2931 Type: Passenger Flag: Netherlands Seen: 05-May-2026 09:09:46 CEST Dest.: TEXEL OUDESCHILD Distance: 39.7 nm Signal RSSI: 0.0 dBFS Ship AIS VesselAlert © kx1t - link”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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