abreast
adverb
[ əˈbrɛst ]
• side by side and facing the same way.
• "the path was wide enough for two people to walk abreast"
Similar:
in a row,
side by side,
alongside,
level,
abeam,
on a level,
beside each other,
shoulder to shoulder,
cheek by jowl,
• alongside or level with something.
• "the cart came abreast of the Americans in their rickshaw"
Origin:
late Middle English: from a-2 ‘in’ + breast.
