Definition of Tandim
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.
Tan"dem, n. A team of horses harnessed
one before the other. "He drove tandems."
Thackeray.
Tandem engine, a compound steam engine having two
or more steam cylinders in the same axis, close to one another. --
Tandem bicycle or tricycle, one for
two persons in which one rider sits before the other.
Tan"dem, n. A tandem bicycle or
other vehicle.
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.
Tan"dem, n. A team of horses harnessed
one before the other. "He drove tandems."
Thackeray.
Tandem engine, a compound steam engine having two
or more steam cylinders in the same axis, close to one another. --
Tandem bicycle or tricycle, one for
two persons in which one rider sits before the other.
Tan"dem, n. A tandem bicycle or
other vehicle.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
TANDEM. A two-wheeled chaise, buggy, or noddy, drawn
by two horses, one before the other: that is, AT LENGTH.
- The Devil's Dictionary (Ambrose Bierce)
- A bicycle with two seats, two sets of pedals, and two wheels; a bicycle-built-for-two
we used to ride this tandem
- An arrangement of two or more objects arranged one behind the other
driving cars in tandem
- One behind the other
ride tandem on a bicycle-built-for-two
- together; working as one
Their skillful tandem work made the project successful and quick.
Latin
- at length, at last, finally, in the end
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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