travelling companion

collocation in English

meaningsoftravellingandcompanion

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travelling
adjective[before noun]
uk
/ˈtræv.əl.ɪŋ/us
/ˈtræv.əl.ɪŋ/
moving from one place to another, especially to perform or while ...
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companion
noun[C]
uk
/kəmˈpæn.jən/us
/kəmˈpæn.jən/
a person you spend a lot of time with often because you are friends or because you are ...
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(Definition oftravellingandcompanionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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There is much to learn in this useful and thought-provoking compendium, a good bedside ortravellingcompanion.
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Where necessary, the expenses of atravellingcompanioncan also be paid.
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I could not wish to have a more interesting and bettertravellingcompanion.
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I was fortunate enough to take my young grandson aged 14 as atravellingcompanion.
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He was unfortunate enough to have been the innocenttravellingcompanionof a man who has since pleaded guilty to having explosives and a timing device in his vehicle.
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I sang it triumphantly and unaccompanied to mytravellingcompanionon the verandah of a small jungle guest house.
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I am a lucky beggar to have her as atravellingcompanion.
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He also attributes any potential inaccuracies to the loss of his notes in a canoe capsizing, and in changes made to protect atravellingcompanion.
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Specific vehicles are not easily identified, since consumption of common foods, such as salsa, are often similar between ill and well travelling companions.
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However, he would always quickly find new travelling companions.
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Very few of his various travelling companions take him seriously.
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Also, she remarks about her issues with her travelling companions.
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Tyrell named the river after one of his travelling companions.
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Her travelling companions buried her there.
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Initially the two reluctant travelling companions are suspicious and wary of each other, but their journey, mostly by foot and the odd lift, builds an understanding between them.
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Darwin made long journeys inland with travelling companions from the locality.
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