'Tandem' definitions:
Definition of 'tandem'
(from WordNet)
adverb
One behind the other; "ride tandem on a bicycle built for two"; "riding horses down the path in tandem" [syn: tandem, in tandem]
noun
An arrangement of two or more objects or persons one behind another
noun
A bicycle with two sets of pedals and two seats [syn: bicycle-built-for-two, tandem bicycle, tandem]
Definition of 'Tandem'
From: GCIDE
- Tandem \Tan"dem\, adv. & a. [L. tandem at length (of time only), punningly taken as meaning, lengthwise.] One after another; -- said especially of horses harnessed and driven one before another, instead of abreast. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Tandem'
From: GCIDE
- Tandem \Tan"dem\, n.
- 1. A team of horses harnessed one before the other. "He drove tandems." --Thackeray. [1913 Webster]
- 2. A tandem bicycle or other vehicle. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
- Tandem bicycle or Tandem tricycle, one for two persons in which one rider sits before the other. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'tandem'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- back to back,
- behind,
- behind the scenes,
- equipage,
- four-in-hand,
- in back of,
- in the background,
- in the rear,
- pair,
- randem,
- rig,
- span,
- spike,
- spike team,
- team,
- three-up,
- turnout,
- unicorn