tandem

American  

[tan-duhm] / ˈtæn dəm /

adverb

1. one following or behind the other.

   to drive horses tandem.

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adjective

1. having animals, seats, parts, etc., arranged tandem or one behind another.

noun

1. a vehicle, as a truck, tractor, or trailer, in which a pair or pairs of axles are arranged in tandem.

2. tandem bicycle.

3. tandem trailer.

4. a team of horses harnessed one behind the other.

5. a two-wheeled carriage with a high driver's seat, drawn by two or more horses so harnessed.

6. any of various mechanisms having a tandem arrangement.

idioms

1. in tandem,

   1. in single file.

      They swam in tandem.

   2. in association or partnership.

tandem British  

/ ˈtændəm /

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

5. together or in conjunction

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adjective

1. used as, used in, or routed through an intermediate automatic telephone exchange

   a tandem exchange

adverb

1. one behind the other

   to ride tandem

Etymology

Origin of tandem

First recorded in 1735–45; special use (originally facetious) of Latin tandem “at length, finally,” equivalent to tam “so far” + -dem, demonstrative suffix

Example Sentences

Meanwhile, the costs of pet care itself have risen in tandem with other costs of living, as equipment, labor and medicine get more expensive.

From MarketWatch

Last autumn it got so extreme that the gold price and stocks popular with day traders moved in tandem.

From The Wall Street Journal

One big knock-on effect is an increase in interest rates, which usually rise in tandem with oil prices.

From MarketWatch

Demand could also fall, which would bring prices back down but potentially only in tandem with a recession.

From The Wall Street Journal

Still, he remains bullish on U.S. equities, which the firm expects to rise in tandem with corporate earnings growth.

From Barron's

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