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Tandem

Tandem Meaning & Definition
Tandem Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Tandem?

[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"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Tandem: bicycle-built-for-two | tandem bicycle

Related Terms | Find terms related to Tandem:

See Also | bicycle | bike | wheel

Tandem In Webster's Dictionary

\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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