Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A two-wheeled carriage drawn by horses harnessed one before the other.
- noun A team of carriage horses harnessed in single file.
- noun A tandem bicycle.
- noun An arrangement of two or more persons or objects placed one behind or adjacent to the other.
- adjective Having two identical components arranged one behind or adjacent to the other.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In electricity, in series.
- One behind the other; in single file: as, to drive tandem (that is, with two or more horses harnessed singly one before the other instead of abreast).
- noun A pair of horses (sometimes more) harnessed one before the other.
- noun A carriage drawn by two or more horses harnessed one before the other.
- noun A bicycle or tricycle on which two can ride, one in front of the other.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adverb One after another; -- said especially of horses harnessed and driven one before another, instead of abreast.
- noun A team of horses harnessed one before the other.
- noun A tandem bicycle or other vehicle.
- noun one for two persons in which one rider sits before the other.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A
bicycle with two seats, two sets of pedals, and two wheels; a bicycle-built-for-two. - noun An arrangement of two or more objects arranged one behind the other.
- adverb One
behind the other. - adjective
Together ; working asone .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun an arrangement of two or more objects or persons one behind another
- noun a bicycle with two sets of pedals and two seats
- adverb one behind the other
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
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Examples
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With or without such changes, however, most analysts agree that the PLA's influence is destined to grow, as China's national interests expand in tandem with its economic power.
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Remember that, as is usual, we had two thieves working in tandem; a middle-aged guy throwing a large number of grocery bags into my car trunk and a young boy offering to return my shopping cart to the shopping cart bin.
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Remember that, as is usual, we had two thieves working in tandem; a middle-aged guy throwing a large number of grocery bags into my car trunk and a young boy offering to return my shopping cart to the shopping cart bin.
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I use Tag&Rename in tandem with The Godfather for physically restructuring the folder structure of my music library.
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Gold and equity markets are expected to move in tandem in the coming days.
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Did not you and Dr. Foster working in tandem endeavor to create me?
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Samsung executives have long warned that profit this year was shaping up differently from its normal pattern of rising in tandem with sales, which tends to peak during the year-end holidays.
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Buy these two apps together because when played in tandem, they provide a powerful environmental message for kids.
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A wild card remains whether neighboring Asian countries would allow their currencies to rise in tandem with a yuan appreciation.
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sarra commented on the word tandem
From Latin for “at last”; “finally”. No joke.
February 29, 2008
yarb commented on the word tandem
It was a calm; so, forming a tandem of three boats, we commenced the slow business of towing the trophy...
- Melville, Moby-Dick, ch. 64
July 26, 2008
reesetee commented on the word tandem
A two-seated, two-wheeled carriage with a high driver's seat, drawn by two or more horses harnessed one before the other (in tandem).
October 22, 2008
bilby commented on the word tandem
In Europe this word is used in the sense of 'language exchange partner'. e.g.
Gunther speaks German and wants to learn Italian.
Francesca speaks Italian and wants to learn German.
Gunther and Francesca then as tandem partners have meetings in which they converse alternately in their mother and target languages, thus tutoring each other.
April 1, 2009