Meaning of TANDEM
| Pronunciation: | | 'tandum
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- [n] a bicycle with two sets of pedals and two seats
- [adv] one behind the other; "ride tandem on a bicycle built for two"; "riding horses down the path in tandem"
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| | Synonyms: | | bicycle-built-for-two, tandem bicycle |
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| | See Also: | | bicycle, bike, wheel | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\Tan"dem\, n.
A tandem bicycle or other vehicle.
\Tan"dem\, adv. & a. [L. tandem at length (of time only),
punningly taken as meaning, lengthwise.]
One after another; -- said especially of horses harnessed and
driven one before another, instead of abreast.
\Tan"dem\, n.
A team of horses harnessed one before the other. ``He drove
tandems.'' --Thackeray.
{Tandem engine}, a compound steam engine having two or more
steam cylinders in the same axis, close to one another.
{Tandem bicycle} or {tricycle}, one for two persons in which
one rider sits before the other.
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