Main Entry:

¹tan·dem

Pronunciation:

\ˈtan-dəm\

Function:

noun

Etymology:

Latin, at last, at length (taken to mean “lengthwise”), from tam so; akin to Old English thæt that

Date:

circa 1785

1 a (1): a 2-seated carriage drawn by horses harnessed one before the other (2): a team so harnessed b: tandem bicycle c: a vehicle (as a motortruck) having close-coupled pairs of axles2: a group of two or more arranged one behind the other or used or acting in conjunction

— in tandem

1: in a tandem arrangement2: in partnership or conjunction