tandem
Meaning of tandem
noun
- A carriage pulled by two or more draught animals (generally draught horses) harnessed one behind the other, both providing the pulling power but only the animal in front able to steer.
- (transferred sense) A bicycle or tricycle in which two people sit one behind the other, both able to pedal but only the person in front able to steer.
- A group of two or more people, machines etc. working together; close collaboration.
- Together; working as one.
Their skillful tandem work made the project quick and successful.
- One behind the other.
The horses were harnessed tandem.
Information about tandem
- The plural form of tandem is: tandems.
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Hyphenation of tandem
tan-dem
- It consists of 2 syllables and 6 chars.
- tandem is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables
Anagrams of tandem
Words that rhyme with tandem
randem, semitandem, eundem, pereundem
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