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Tandem vs Canoe - What's the difference?

tandem | canoe |

As nouns the difference between tandem and canoe

is that tandem is tandem bicycle while canoe is .

tandem

English

Noun

(wikipedia tandem) (en noun)
  • A bicycle with two seats, two sets of pedals, and two wheels.
  • We used to ride this tandem .
  • An arrangement of two or more objects arranged one behind the other.
  • The ponies are driven in tandem .

    Synonyms

    * tandem bicycle

    Derived terms

    * in tandem * tandem trailer * tandemwise

    Adverb

    (-)
  • One behind the other.
  • ride tandem on a bicycle-built-for-two

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Together; working as one.
  • Their skillful tandem work made the project successful and quick.

    canoe

    English

    (wikipedia canoe)

    Alternative forms

    * (l) (Jamaican English)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A small long and narrow boat, propelled by one or more people (depending on the size of canoe), using single-bladed paddles. The paddlers face in the direction of travel, in either a seated position, or kneeling on the bottom of the boat. Canoes are open on top, and pointed at both ends.
  • *
  • *:He and Gerald usually challenged the rollers in a sponson canoe when Gerald was there for the weekend; or, when Lansing came down, the two took long swims seaward or cruised about in Gerald's dory, clad in their swimming-suits; and Selwyn's youth became renewed in a manner almost ridiculous,.
  • (lb) An oversize, usually older, luxury car.
  • Verb

    (d)
  • To ride or paddle a canoe.
  • Derived terms

    * canoeist

    See also

    * kayak

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