[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

abreast \abreast"\, adv. pref. a- + breast.
   1. side by side, with breasts in a line; as, "two men could
      hardly walk abreast." --macaulay.
      1913 webster

   2. naut. side by side; also, opposite; over against; on a
      line with the vessel's beam; -- with of.
      1913 webster

   3. up to a certain level or line; equally advanced; as, to
      keep abreast of or with the present state of science.
      1913 webster

   4. at the same time; simultaneously. obs.
      1913 webster

            abreast therewith began a convocation. --fuller.
      1913 webster

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

abreast
     adv : alongside each other, facing on the same direction

[3] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

24 moby thesaurus words for "abreast":
   abeam, acquainted, along by, alongside, au courant, au fait,
   beside, by, coextensively, collaterally, contemporary, conversant,
   equidistantly, in parallel, informed, nondivergently, parallelly,
   parallelwise, red-hot, side-by-side, up, up-to-date,
   up-to-the-minute, versed

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