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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Abreast \A*breast"\, adv [Pref. a- + breast.] 1. Side by side with breasts in a line as ``Two men could hardly walk abreast.'' --Macaulay. 2. (Naut.) Side by side also opposite; over against; on a line with the vessel's beam; -- with of 3. Up to a certain level or line equally advanced; as to keep abreast of [or with] the present state of science. 4. At the same time; simultaneously. [Obs.] Abreast therewith began a convocation. --Fuller. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: abreast adj : beside one another in a row or rank; "they came down the street two abreast" [syn: {arow}] adv : alongside each other facing on the same direction
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