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tandem

14 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. 1) tandem (noun)
  2. 2) tandem (adverb)
  3. 3) tandem (adjective)
  4. tandem airplane (noun)
  5. tandem bicycle (noun)
  6. tandem cart (noun)
  7. tandem compound (noun)
  8. tandem engine (noun)
  9. tandem hitch (noun)
  10. tandem method (noun)
  11. tandem mill (noun)
  12. tandem office (noun)
  13. tandem repeat (noun)
  14. tandem roller (noun)

1tan·dem

noun \ˈtan-dəm\

Definition of TANDEM

1
a (1) : a 2-seated carriage drawn by horses harnessed one before the other (2) : a team so harnessed b : tandem bicycle c : a vehicle (as a motortruck) having close-coupled pairs of axles
2
: a group of two or more arranged one behind the other or used or acting in conjunction
— in tandem
1
: in a tandem arrangement
2
: in partnership or conjunction
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Examples of TANDEM

  1. The team has a tandem of talented guards.

Origin of TANDEM

Latin, at last, at length (taken to mean “lengthwise”), from tam so; akin to Old English thæt that
First Known Use: circa 1785

Other Automotive Terms

articulated, block, choke, clutch, diesel, neutral, transmission

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