[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

tandem \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.
   1913 webster

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

tandem \tan"dem\, n.
   1. a team of horses harnessed one before the other. "he drove
      tandems." --thackeray.
      1913 webster

   2. a tandem bicycle or other vehicle.
      webster 1913 suppl.

   tandem bicycle or tandem tricycle, one for two persons in
      which one rider sits before the other.
      1913 webster
see also:
tandem bicycle tandem tricycle 

[3] : WordNet (r) 2.0

tandem
     n : a bicycle with two sets of pedals and two seats syn: bicycle-built-for-two,
          tandem bicycle
     adv : one behind the other; "ride tandem on a bicycle built for
           two"; "riding horses down the path in tandem"
see also:
bicycle-built-for-two tandem bicycle 

[4] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

18 moby thesaurus words for "tandem":
   back to back, behind, behind the scenes, equipage, four-in-hand,
   in back of, in the background, in the rear, pair, randem, rig,
   span, spike, spike team, team, three-up, turnout, unicorn

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