01 adv. Side by side, with breasts in a line; as, “Two men could hardly walk abreast.”
-
1.
Side by side, with breasts in a line; as, “Two men could hardly walk abreast.”
-
2.
Side by side; also, opposite; over against; on a line with the vessel's beam; -- with of.(Naut.)
-
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.