Associations to the word «Tandem»

Wiktionary

TANDEM, noun. A bicycle with two seats, two sets of pedals, and two wheels.
TANDEM, noun. An arrangement of two or more objects arranged one behind the other.
TANDEM, adverb. One behind the other.
TANDEM, adjective. Together; working as one.
TANDEM BICYCLE, noun. A tandem (bicycle)
TANDEM ENGINE, noun. A compound steam engine with two or more steam cylinders in the same axis, close to one another.
TANDEM ENGINES, noun. Plural of tandem engine
TANDEM GAIT, noun. A manner of walking placing the heel of the forward foot touching the toes of the back foot. Sometimes used in the clinical diagnosis of certain disorders.

Dictionary definition

TANDEM, noun. An arrangement of two or more objects or persons one behind another.
TANDEM, noun. A bicycle with two sets of pedals and two seats.
TANDEM, adverb. One behind the other; "ride tandem on a bicycle built for two"; "riding horses down the path in tandem".

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats