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• Tandem — is a Latin adverb meaning at length or finally . In English, the term was originally used for two or more draft horses harnessed one behind another as opposed to side by side. By extension the term now refers to any team (of machines, animals or… …   Wikipedia

• tandem — [[t]tæ̱ndəm[/t]] tandems 1) N COUNT A tandem is a bicycle designed for two riders, on which one rider sits behind the other. 2) PHRASE: usu PHR after v, oft PHR with n If one thing happens or is done in tandem with another thing, the two things… …   English dictionary

• tandem — 1. noun a) A bicycle with two seats, two sets of pedals, and two wheels; a bicycle built for two. we used to ride this tandem b) An arrangement of two or more objects arranged one behind the other. driving cars in tandem Syn: bicycle built for… …   Wiktionary

• Tandem Loan — Two loans taken out on one asset, which is usually a house; the secondary loan is normally added to a primary loan. A tandem loan may also refer to a lending facility that enables businesses to bridge the gap between commercial loans and other… …   Investment dictionary

• tandem — I. noun Etymology: Latin, at last, at length (taken to mean “lengthwise”), from tam so; akin to Old English thæt that Date: circa 1785 1. a. (1) a 2 seated carriage drawn by horses harnessed one before the other (2) a team so harnessed b. tandem… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• tandem — noun 1》 a bicycle with seats and pedals for two riders, one behind the other. 2》 a carriage driven by two animals harnessed one in front of the other. 3》 a group of two people or machines working together. adverb one behind another. Phrases in… …   English new terms dictionary

• in tandem — adverb one behind the other ride tandem on a bicycle built for two riding horses down the path in tandem • Syn: ↑tandem * * * adverb 1. : in a tandem arrangement tugging two supply laden sleds in …   Useful english dictionary

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