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lines abreast

lines abreast is the plural of line abreast.

Meaning of line abreast

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

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What is lines abreast the plural of?
Lines abreast is the plural of line abreast.

Words near lines abreast in the dictionary

  1. linering
  2. linerixibat
  3. linerless
  4. liners
  5. lines
  6. lines abreast
  7. lines ahead
  8. lines drawn in water
  9. lines drawn on water
  10. lines in
  11. lines in the sand

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