tandem-compound
[tan-duh m-kom-pound]
adjective
(of a compound engine or turbine) having high-pressure and low-pressure units in tandem.
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Nearby words
- tancred,
- tandem,
- tandem bicycle,
- tandem roller,
- tandem trailer,
- tandjungpriok,
- tandoor,
- tandoori,
- tane,
- tanen taunggyi
Compare cross-compound.
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