tandem bicycle

NOUN

bicycle for two people

Synonyms

WEAK

bicycle-built-for-two two-seater bicycle

Example Sentences

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One of the walls features a large black-and-white photograph of the Carters riding a tandem bicycle.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 22, 2023

Dr O'Riordan, who lives near Bury St Edmunds, and her husband Dermot rode on a tandem bicycle on Sunday for St Nicholas Hospice Care dressed as Disney Pixar characters Mr and Mrs Incredible.

From BBC • Jul. 11, 2023

A tandem bicycle ride in full protective equipment.

From Slate • Apr. 1, 2020

Police say 64-year-old John Fauerby and 58-year-old Lynn Rosenbusch were riding a tandem bicycle on Tobacco Road when Catherine Lyon, who was driving a Jeep Cherokee, struck them from behind.

From Washington Times • Nov. 1, 2015

He ended up with seven dollars and fifty cents and bought us a tandem bicycle.

From "Moon Over Manifest" by Clare Vanderpool