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line abreast

line abreast noun: a type of warship formation with the ships proceeding side-by-side on parallel tracks.

Noun

line abreast (usually uncountable, plural lines abreast)

  1. (usually) A type of warship formation with the ships proceeding side-by-side on parallel tracks.
    • No sooner has the fleet settled onto this course than a small group of Japanese cruisers and actual, real, live, all-singing, all-dancing, all-features-included, protected-by-the-Emperor torpedo boats begin to move to cross the T of the Russian fleet. Worried about a torpedo attack on his lead...2019 September 18, Drachinifel, 12:24 from the start, in Battle of Tsushima - When the 2nd Pacific Squadron thought it couldn't get any worse..., archived from the original on 04 Dec 2022

Adjective

line abreast (not comparable)

  1. Arranged or proceeding side-by-side.

Antonyms of line abreast

Forms of line abreast

plurallines abreast

Questions about line abreast

What does line abreast mean?
Line abreast means a type of warship formation with the ships proceeding side-by-side on parallel tracks.
What part of speech is line abreast?
Line abreast can be a noun or an adjective.
What is the plural of line abreast?
The plural of line abreast is lines abreast.

Words near line abreast in the dictionary

  1. lindyhopping
  2. lindyhops
  3. lindying
  4. lindys
  5. line
  6. line abreast
  7. line ahead
  8. line and length
  9. line art
  10. line bracelet
  11. line bracelets

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