- tandem bicycle
- noun Date: circa 1890 a bicycle for usually two persons sitting tandem
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Tandem bicycle — 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 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Tandem bicycle — The tandem bicycle or twin is a form of bicycle (occasionally, a tricycle) designed to be ridden by more than one person. The term tandem refers to the seating arrangement (fore to aft, not side by side) instead of the number of… … Wikipedia
tandem bicycle — noun a bicycle with two sets of pedals and two seats • Syn: ↑bicycle built for two, ↑tandem • Hypernyms: ↑bicycle, ↑bike, ↑wheel, ↑cycle * * * noun : a bicycle for two or more pe … Useful english dictionary
tandem bicycle — a bicycle for two or more persons, having seats and corresponding sets of pedals arranged in tandem, esp. popular in the 19th century. [1885 90] * * * … Universalium
tandem bicycle — tan′dem bi′cycle n. trs a bicycle for two or more persons, having seats and corresponding pedals arranged in tandem • Etymology: 1885–90 … From formal English to slang
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Bicycle brake systems — are used to slow down, or brake a bicycle. There have been various types through history, and several are still in use today.HistoryEarly bicycles such as the high wheeled penny farthing bikes were fitted with spoon brakes. As they were fixed… … Wikipedia
tandem — [ tɑ̃dɛm ] n. m. • 1816; mot angl., du lat. « enfin », pris au sens de « à la longue, en longueur » 1 ♦ Anciennt Cabriolet à deux chevaux en flèche. Attelage en tandem, en flèche. ♢ (1887) Techn. Cylindres en tandem, l un derrière l autre, en… … Encyclopédie Universelle
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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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
