Thursday, July 24, 2008

Abreast

  • alongside each other, facing in the same direction
  • Informed, well-informed, familiar, acquainted; Side by side, with breasts in a line; as; Side by side; also, opposite; over against; on a line with the vessel's beam; -- with of; Up to a certain level or line; equally advanced; as, to keep abreast of [or with] the present state of science.
  • Off the side, even with the boat.
  • When two vessels are side-by-side; along side
  • side by side; abeam of
  • synonymous with Abeam.
  • side by side; alongside; as far ahead as [abreast of the gangway]

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