Definition of "pannier" []

• A large wicker basket, especially: (noun)
• One of a pair of baskets carried on the shoulders of a person or on either side of a pack animal. (noun)
• A basket carried on a person's back. (noun)
• A basket or pack, usually one of a pair, that fastens to the rack of a bicycle and hangs over the side of one of the wheels. (noun)
• A framework of wire, bone, or other material formerly used to expand a woman's skirt at the hips. (noun)

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• "Would 100l of fuel in pannier mounted jerrycans get a bike from Seattle to NYC?"
• "Just the name pannier should evoke enough irony and kitsch."
• "A pannier is a more rigid container than a bag or soggie, so that it incurs less risk of poor packing and shape to the load."