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🪑 Partly behind 🚴‍♂️ A two-person bike
semitandem

semitandem

8.4
A bicycle for two people with seats partly one behind the other and partly side by side
  • noun
: semitándem
  • They rode a semitandem bicycle, enjoying the unique seating arrangement that allowed them to chat while pedaling.

Examples

  • During the event, couples often chose to ride a semitandem for a fun and interactive experience.

  • The semitandem bicycle was perfect for the festival, allowing friends to ride together comfortably.

  • Three different foot placements were used: feet wide apart, feet together, and semitandem stance.

    Academic text (1995)

  • For semitandem stance (ST), the feet were 1 cm apart, with the heel of the forward (dominant) foot even with the toe tip of the hind foot.

    Academic text (1995)

Synonyms

cycle
vssemitandem
  • UK
16 1.8

A two-wheeled vehicle you move by pedaling

has seats for two riders arranged partly behind and partly beside

Antonyms

tandem
9 3.9

A bicycle with two seats, one behind the other

How Tandem

semitandem
8.4

Surface Forms

semitandem singular
semitandems plural

Morphology

semitandem = tandem (transparent) = semi + tandem

The vehicle sense is transparently formed with semi- modifying tandem to indicate a partly tandem arrangement.

Etymology

A semitandem joins semi- 'half' and tandem 'one behind the other', like a tandem bicycle, so it means a two-person bike or vehicle with seats partly in line and partly side by side.