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- Dictionarytandem/ˈtandəm/
noun
- 1. a bicycle with seats and pedals for two riders, one behind the other.
adverb
- 1. with two or more horses harnessed one behind another: "I rode tandem to Paris"
adjective
- 1. having two things arranged one in front of the other: "a tandem trailer"
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Tandem is used to describe many things that involve the connecting of one object to another similar object behind it. A tandem tractor-trailer truck has one trailer hitched behind another, which is attached to the truck body, or tractor. A bicycle built for two is called a tandem bicycle because it has one seat and set of pedals behind another.
TANDEM definition: 1. a bicycle made for two people who sit one behind the other: 2. a bicycle made for two people…. Learn more.
noun. a vehicle, as a truck, tractor, or trailer, in which a pair or pairs of axles are arranged in tandem. tandem bicycle. tandem trailer ( def 1 ). a team of horses harnessed one behind the other. a two-wheeled carriage with a high driver's seat, drawn by two or more horses so harnessed.
Definition of tandem noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
1. a bicycle with two sets of pedals and two saddles, arranged one behind the other for two riders. 2. a two-wheeled carriage drawn by two horses harnessed one behind the other. 3. (Horse Training, Riding & Manège) a team of two horses so harnessed.
TANDEM definition: 1. If someone does something in tandem with someone else, they do it together or at the same time…. Learn more.
Tandem describes an arrangement where people or animals are in formation, one behind the other. Couples attached at the hip sometimes like to ride tandem bicycles, which allow two people to pedal the same bike.
An arrangement of two or more persons or objects placed one behind or adjacent to the other. Driving horses in tandem. American Heritage. Similar definitions. Synonyms: tandem bicycle. bicycle built for two. adjective. Having two identical components arranged one behind or adjacent to the other. A tandem axle; a tandem gene. American Heritage.
noun. 1. a bicycle with two sets of pedals and two saddles, arranged one behind the other for two riders. 2. a two-wheeled carriage drawn by two horses harnessed one behind the other. 3. a team of two horses so harnessed. 4. any arrangement of two things in which one is placed behind the other.
tandem /ˈtændəm/ n. a bicycle with two sets of pedals and two saddles, arranged one behind the other for two riders. a two-wheeled carriage drawn by two horses harnessed one behind the other. a team of two horses so harnessed.
