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tandem
/ˈtændəm/
noun 5adv 2adj 2verb 1
Collocations
4ADJ.
electric, electric, fat, online
VERB + TANDEM
books, canoe, drive, drove, harnessed, horses, looking, prefer
TANDEM + NOUN
bicycle, engine, german-french, glider, mary, partner, species, town
PREP.
in, on, out, with
Definitions
noun
1
A carriage pulled by two or more draught animals (generally draught horses) harnessed one behind the other, both providing pulling power but only the animal in front being able to steer.
[H]e was a man whose head was at this time entirely full of gigs, and tandems, and unicorns: business was his aversion; pleasure was his business.
A friend of mine accompanies me in my carriage to Edinburgh. There we shall leave it, and proceed in a tandem (a species of open carriage) through the western passes to Inverary, where we shall purchase shelties, to enable us to view places inaccessible to vehicular conveyances.
2
Two draught animals (generally draught horses) harnessed one behind the other.
Later in the day the Row is empty, but, on the other hand, the pleasure horse monopolises the circle, now comparatively deserted. Singly, in pairs, tandems, and fours, he draws the family carriage with a lozenge on the panels, the brougham of the fashionable doctor, the coupé of the popular actress, the man about town's smart dog-cart.
3
A thing with two components arranged one behind the other.
If you want a canoe that can seat both of you comfortably, you’ll need a tandem.
4
A thing with two components arranged one behind the other.
5
A hollow metal tube containing radioactive material, inserted through the vagina into the uterus to treat gynecological cancer.
If an interstitial implant is placed in a patient with an intact uterus, a tandem should be inserted and loaded with cesium 137 or iridium 192.
adv
1
One behind the other; in single file.
The horses were harnessed tandem.
to ride tandem on a bicycle built for two
2
In close collaboration; collaboratively, cooperatively.
adj
1
With two components arranged one behind the other.
tandem canoe tandem engine
2
Working together collaboratively; collaborative, cooperative.
Their skillful tandem work made the project quick and successful.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
noun — a bicycle with two sets of pedals and two seats
- bicycle-built-for-two
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
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[H]e was a man whose head was at this time entirely full of gigs, and tandems, and unicorns: business was his aversion; pleasure was his business.
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A friend of mine accompanies me in my carriage to Edinburgh. There we shall leave it, and proceed in a tandem (a species of open carriage) through the western passes to Inverary, where we shall purcha
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Mr. Foker was no more like a gentleman now than in his school days: and yet Pen felt a secret pride in strutting down High Street with a young fellow who owned tandems, talked to officers, and ordered
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The horses were harnessed tandem.
Wiktionary05
to ride tandem on a bicycle built for two
Wiktionary06
There was nothing too exotic about the ground-car. There were two seats in tandem, each of which could hold three.
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