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tandem
[ tan-duhm ]
adverb
- one following or behind the other:
to drive horses tandem.
adjective
- having animals, seats, parts, etc., arranged tandem or one behind another.
noun
- a vehicle, as a truck, tractor, or trailer, in which a pair or pairs of axles are arranged in tandem.
- 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.
- any of various mechanisms having a tandem arrangement.
tandem
/ ˈæԻə /
noun
- 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
- any arrangement of two things in which one is placed behind the other
- in tandemtogether or in conjunction
adjective
- used as, used in, or routed through an intermediate automatic telephone exchange
a tandem exchange
adverb
- one behind the other
to ride tandem
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of tandem1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of tandem1
Idioms and Phrases
- in tandem,
- in single file:
They swam in tandem.
- in association or partnership.
Example Sentences
Much of the game involves strategizing in tandem.
Raines hopes that the group she assembled can work to rebuild in tandem, where architects and contractors can collaborate across organizations and where residents can volunteer their time for labor.
Working-class Latinos grabbed them in tandem from racks at laundromats, grocery stores and strip malls.
Shooting the episodes in one take required cinematographer Matt Lewis and camera operator Lee David Brown to work in tandem.
And we can see how we have evolved in tandem.
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