Definition of abreast Abreast
/ʌbɹɛˈst/ - [ubrest] - a•breast
We found 17 definitions of abreast from 8 different sources.
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What does abreast mean?
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| abreast - being up to particular standard or level especially in being up to date in knowledge; "kept abreast of the latest developments"; "constant revision keeps the book au courant"; "always au fait on the latest events"; "up on the news" | ||
| au courant, au fait, up on | ||
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| abreast - alongside each other, facing in the same direction | ||
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Wiktionary 
- abreast (Adverb)
Informed, well-informed, familiar, acquainted. - abreast (Adverb)
Up to a certain level or line; equally advanced; as, to keep abreast of or with the present state of science. - abreast (Adverb)
At the same time; simultaneously. - abreast (Adjective)
Informed, well-informed, familiar, acquainted. - abreast (Adjective)
Up to a certain level or line; equally advanced; as, to keep abreast of or with the present state of science.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- abreast (adv.)
Side by side, with breasts in a line; as, "Two men could hardly walk abreast." - abreast (adv.)
Side by side; also, opposite; over against; on a line with the vessel's beam; -- with of. - abreast (adv.)
Up to a certain level or line; equally advanced; as, to keep abreast of [or with] the present state of science. - abreast (adv.)
At the same time; simultaneously.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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abreast
Alongside each other, facing in the same direction.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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abreast
a-brest′, adv. with fronts in a line: side by side: (naut.) opposite to. [Prep. a, on, and Breast.]
Marine DictionaryUniversal Dictionary of the Marine ⚓️
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abreast
par le travers (of breost, Sax.), side by side, or opposite to; a situation in which two or more ships lie, with their sides parallel to each other, and their heads equally advanced.This term more particularly regards the line of battle at sea, where, on the different occasions of attack, retreat, or pursuit, the several squadrons, or divisions of a fleet, are obliged to vary their dispositions, and yet maintain a proper regularity by sailing in right or curved lines. When the line is formed abreast, the whole squadron advances uniformly, the ships being equally distant from, and parallel to each other, so that the length of each ship forms a right angle with the extent of the squadron or line abreast. The commander in chief is always stationed in the center, and the second and third in command in the centers of their respective squadrons. See this farther illustrated in the article LINE. -
abreast
within the ship, implies on a line with the beam, or by the side of any object aboard; as, the frigate sprung a leak abreast of the main hatch-way, i. e. on the same line with the main hatch-way, crossing the ship’s length at right angles, in opposition to afore or abaft the hatch-way. See ABAFT.We discovered a fleet ABREAST of Beachy-Head, i. e. off, or directly opposite thereto.
Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book ⛵
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abreast
Side by side, parallel, or opposite to; generally used in opposition to abaft or afore.--Line abreast means a fleet advancing or retreating uniformly on a line parallel with the beam.--Abreast of a place, is directly off it; a direction at right angles with the keel or ship's length. In the army the term was formerly used for any number of men in front; but at present they are determined by files.--Abreast. Within-board, signifies on a parallel with the beam.
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