tandem
adverb
one following or behind the other.
tandems
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pluralof tandem.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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As we rode into the sunrise between cornfields, we began encountering riders we would see often—mostly passing us—on road bikes, folding bikes, recumbents, fixies, e-bikes, tandems, clunkers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 6, 2026
As well as standard racing bikes with modifications where required and tandems, the Para-cycling road programme also features handcycling and trike races.
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2024
The authors of the study remark that the current official record in efficiency for organic tandem devices is 14,2% and that the last reported PCE for 4-terminal organic tandems is 6.5% .
From Science Daily ● Apr. 8, 2024
DRE GREENLAW, inside linebacker: Greenlaw and Fred Warner form one of the NFL’s best linebacker tandems.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 8, 2024
Curricles, tandems, tilburies, and dennets were constantly arriving and departing.
From Jack Hinton The Guardsman by Charles James Lever
