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- Dictionarytan·dem/ˈtandəm/
noun
- 1. a bicycle with seats and pedals for two riders, one behind the other.
adverb
- 1. with two or more horses harnessed one behind another: "I rode tandem to Paris"
adjective
- 1. having two things arranged one in front of the other: "a tandem trailer"
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Tandem is used to describe many things that involve the connecting of one object to another similar object behind it. A tandem tractor-trailer truck has one trailer hitched behind another, which is attached to the truck body, or tractor. A bicycle built for two is called a tandem bicycle because it has one seat and set of pedals behind another.
two people or pieces of equipment that work together to achieve a result, or a team of two people or animals:
Tandem definition: one following or behind the other. See examples of TANDEM used in a sentence.
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.
Tandem describes an arrangement where people or animals are in formation, one behind the other. Couples attached at the hip sometimes like to ride tandem bicycles, which allow two people to pedal the same bike.
Definition of tandem noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
tandem. ( ˈtændəm) n. 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. (Horse Training, Riding & Manège) a team of two horses so harnessed.
TANDEM definition: 1. If someone does something in tandem with someone else, they do it together or at the same time…. Learn more.
tandem. a thing that works or happens in tandem with something else works together with it or happens at the same time as it The two systems are designed to work in tandem. Stock prices pushed sharply higher this afternoon in tandem with a rise in the dollar.
A relationship between two persons or things involving cooperative action, mutual dependence, etc. To work in tandem. Webster's New World. An arrangement of two or more persons or objects placed one behind or adjacent to the other. Driving horses in tandem. American Heritage. Similar definitions. Synonyms: tandem bicycle. bicycle built for two.
