"tandem engine" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: tandem engines [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} tandem engine (plural tandem engines)
  1. A compound steam engine with two or more steam cylinders in the same axis, close to one another.
    Sense id: en-tandem_engine-en-noun-G3s45iIW Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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