Meanings
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA bicycle or (loosely, also) tricycle in which two people sit one behind the other, both able to pedal but only the person in front being able to steer.
Similar
tandem[Appendix:Glossary
More synonyms by meaning
nouna bicycle with two sets of pedals and two seats
Similar
bicycle-built-for-twotandem
Also see
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Bulgarian тандем
- тандем (tandem)bicycle or tricycle in which two people sit one behind the other
Catalan tàndem
- tàndembicycle or tricycle in which two people sit one behind the other
Chinese Mandarin 雙人自行車 /双人自行车
- 雙人自行車 /双人自行车 (shuāngrén zìxíngchē)bicycle or tricycle in which two people sit one behind the other
Czech tandem
- tandembicycle or tricycle in which two people sit one behind the other
Danish tandem, tandemcykel
- tandembicycle or tricycle in which two people sit one behind the other
- tandemcykelbicycle or tricycle in which two people sit one behind the other
Dutch tandem
- tandembicycle or tricycle in which two people sit one behind the other
Esperanto tandemo
- tandemobicycle or tricycle in which two people sit one behind the other
Finnish tandem, tandempyörä
- tandembicycle or tricycle in which two people sit one behind the other
- tandempyöräbicycle or tricycle in which two people sit one behind the other
French tandem
- tandembicycle or tricycle in which two people sit one behind the other
German Tandem
- Tandembicycle or tricycle in which two people sit one behind the other
Greek τάντεμ
- τάντεμ (tántem)bicycle or tricycle in which two people sit one behind the other
Hungarian tandem
- tandembicycle or tricycle in which two people sit one behind the other
Indonesian tandem
- tandembicycle or tricycle in which two people sit one behind the other
Irish tandam, rothar beirte
- tandambicycle or tricycle in which two people sit one behind the other
- rothar beirtebicycle or tricycle in which two people sit one behind the other
Italian tandem
- tandembicycle or tricycle in which two people sit one behind the other
Japanese タンデム自転車
- タンデム自転車 (tandemu jitensha)bicycle or tricycle in which two people sit one behind the other
Korean 이인용 자전거
- 이인용 자전거 (iinyong jajeon'geo)bicycle or tricycle in which two people sit one behind the other
Polish tandem
- tandembicycle or tricycle in which two people sit one behind the other
Portuguese tandem
- tandembicycle or tricycle in which two people sit one behind the other
Russian танде́м
- танде́м (tandɛ́m)bicycle or tricycle in which two people sit one behind the other
Spanish tándem
- tándembicycle or tricycle in which two people sit one behind the other
Tamil டேன்டம்
- டேன்டம் (ṭēṉṭam)bicycle or tricycle in which two people sit one behind the other
Vietnamese xe đạp đôi
- xe đạp đôibicycle or tricycle in which two people sit one behind the other
Welsh tandem
- tandembicycle or tricycle in which two people sit one behind the other
Cite this entry
APA
tandem bicycle. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tandem%20bicycle
MLA
“tandem bicycle.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tandem%20bicycle. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tandem bicycle,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tandem%20bicycle.
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