Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - tandem
Tandem
tandem
n. & adv. --n. 1 a bicycle or tricycle with two or more seats one behind another. 2 a group of two persons or machines etc. with one behind or following the other. 3 a carriage driven tandem. --adv. with two or more horses harnessed one behind another (drive tandem). Phrases and idioms in tandem one behind another. Etymology: L, = at length (of time), used punningly
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I. 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. a 2-seated carriage drawn by horses harnessed one before the other, a team so harnessed, ~ bicycle, a vehicle (as a motortruck) having close-coupled pairs of axles, a group of two or more arranged one behind the other or used or acting in conjunction, II. adverb Date: circa 1795 one after or behind another , III. adjective Date: 1815 consisting of things or having parts arranged one behind the other, working or occurring in conjunction with each other ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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