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tandem bicycle

American  

noun

  1. a bicycle for two or more persons, having seats and corresponding sets of pedals arranged in tandem, especially popular in the 19th century.


Etymology

Origin of tandem bicycle

First recorded in 1885–90


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There are seagull puppets, a tandem bicycle, an oil stain in the shape of a rabbit, a meteorite.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026

He lives in San Francisco when he isn’t touring with Karen on their tandem bicycle.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 6, 2026

Police say 64-year-old John Fauerby and 58-year-old Lynn Rosenbusch were riding a tandem bicycle on Tobacco Road when Catherine Lyon, who was driving a Jeep Cherokee, struck them from behind.

From Washington Times ● Nov. 1, 2015

Wednesday's edition will see Paxman interviewing London mayor Boris Johnson while on a tandem bicycle.

From BBC ● Jun. 18, 2014

“Do you think they parked their tandem bicycle at the mustache-wax parlor?”

From "What If It's Us" by Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera

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