Back Tandem (Fuhrwerk) German Tándem (vehículos) Spanish Tandem (hippomobile) French טנדם HE Tandemo IO Tandem (paard en wagen) Dutch ٹم ٹم PNB Tandem Slovenian ٹم ٹم Urdu
Tandem, or in tandem, is an arrangement in which two or more animals, machines, or people are lined up one behind another, all facing in the same direction.[1] Tandem can also be used more generally to refer to any group of persons or objects working together, not necessarily in line.[1]
The English word tandem derives from the Latin adverb tandem, meaning at length or finally.[2] It is a word play, using the Latin phrase (referring to time, not position) for English "at length, lengthwise".[3]
- ^ a b "Tandem". Oxford English Dictionary (Online ed.). Oxford University Press. (Subscription or participating institution membership required.)
- ^ "Tandem". Wordinfo.com. Retrieved 28 January 2009.
- ^ Harper, Douglas (14 January 2014). "tandem". Online Etymology Dictionary. Retrieved 16 October 2022.