TANDEM

tandem, in tandem

(adverb) one behind the other; “ride tandem on a bicycle built for two”; “riding horses down the path in tandem”

tandem, tandem bicycle, bicycle-built-for-two

(noun) a bicycle with two sets of pedals and two seats

tandem

(noun) an arrangement of two or more objects or persons one behind another

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

tandem (plural tandems)

A carriage pulled by two or more draught animals (generally draught horses) harnessed one behind the other, both providing the pulling power but only the animal in front able to steer. [late 18th C.]

(transferred sense) A bicycle or tricycle in which two people sit one behind the other, both able to pedal but only the person in front able to steer. [late 19th C.]

(figurative) A group of two or more people, machines etc. working together; close collaboration.

Adverb

tandem (not comparable)

One behind the other.

Synonyms

• in tandem

Adjective

tandem (not comparable)

Together; working as one.

Source: Wiktionary

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Tan"dem, adv. & a. Etym: [L. tandem at length (of time only), punningly taken as meaning, lengthwise.]

Definition: One after another; -- said especially of horses harnessed and driven one before another, instead of abreast.

Tan"dem, n.

Definition: A team of horses harnessed one before the other. "He drove tandems." Thackeray. Tandem engine, a compound steam engine having two or more steam cylinders in the same axis, close to one another.

– Tandem bicycle or tricycle, one for two persons in which one rider sits before the other.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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