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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
/ ˈtændəm /
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
Word History and Origins
Origin of tandem1
Word History and Origins
Origin of tandem1
Idioms and Phrases
- in tandem,
- in single file:
They swam in tandem.
- in association or partnership.
Example Sentences
Individuals given licence to roll out heads-up rugby and "play what you see" is good, but so are patterns, structures and plays that work in tandem to collectively tenderise and carve through a defence.
MR is more tactile, using objects in the real world in tandem with the user's view of a digital world to create a physically engaging experience.
He will need to be strong-minded to work within the new set-up, working in tandem with it while marrying his own ideas on to those above him.
However, humans cannot get these benefits from individual species - a rich variety of living things must work together in tandem.
That has clearly required more than some tasty snack offerings, it has been in tandem with impressive form on the field.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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