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Definition of Tandems
1. tandem [n] - See also: tandem
Lexicographical Neighbors of Tandems
Literary usage of Tandems
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. American Compound Locomotives: A Practical Explanation of the Construction by Fred Herbert Colvin (1903)
"This makes it the same as the tandems, so far as the action of the steam is
concerned. Leaks and blows can be located in the same manner as with the tandem ..."
2. Cycling Art, Energy and Locomotion: A Series of Remarks on the Development by Robert Pittis Scott (1889)
"tandems AND THE RATIONAL. THE Tandem is a cycle in which two riders are mounted,
one in front of the other, upon the same machine. ..."
3. Reminiscences of Eton (Keate's Time) by Charles Allix Wilkinson (1888)
"... HORSES AND tandems—OUR OWN BOAT AND PICNIC—HEAL HABANOS— EFFECTS—SAFE ARRIVAL
AT HOME. MY colleague in the lock-up skiff—or ' tub,' as I believe it is ..."
4. A Gentle Jehu in Japan by Ethel Louise McLean (1912)
"IX HUMAN tandems March thirtieth. ICE the building of the Tokaido Railroad, 'riksha
travel along that route has been nearly abandoned, and most tourists who ..."
5. Review of Telephone Network Reliability and Service Quality Standards by DIANE Publishing Company (1994)
"Row 0250 - tandems Equipped with SS7-394 - Enter the total number of switches with
... Row 0251 - Percent Total tandems - Enter the ratio of tandem switches ..."
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