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tandem

  • noun
  • tan·dem
  • /ˈtændəm/

A carriage pulled by two or more draught animals (generally draught horses) harnessed one behind the other, both providing pulling power but only the animal in front being able to steer.

Other meanings

  1. Two draught animals (generally draught horses) harnessed one behind the other.

  2. A thing with two components arranged one behind the other.

Word history

From Latin "tandem" (of time: at last, at length, finally).

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “tandem” on Wiktionary, by its contributors, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.