lineup vs tandem

lineup

noun
  • Collectively, the members of a team. 

  • a physical or photographic queue of people allegedly involved in a crime, allowing a witness to identify them 

  • The batting order. 

  • The members of a music group at any one time. 

  • A line of people or vehicles, in which the individual at the front end is dealt with first, the one behind is dealt with next, and so on, and in which newcomers join at the end; a queue. 

  • The acts performing at a concert or music festival. 

tandem

noun
  • A group of two or more people, machines etc. working together; close collaboration. 

  • A method of language learning based on mutual exchange, where ideally each learner is a native speaker in the language the other person wants to learn. 

  • A bicycle or tricycle in which two people sit one behind the other, both able to pedal but only the person in front able to steer. 

  • A carriage pulled by two or more draught animals (generally draught horses) harnessed one behind the other, both providing the pulling power but only the animal in front able to steer. 

adj
  • Together; working as one. 

adv
  • One behind the other. 

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