Definition of Alongside

1. Adverb. Side by side. "Anchored close aboard another ship"

Exact synonyms: Aboard

Definition of Alongside

1. adv. Along or by the side; side by side with; -- often with of; as, bring the boat alongside; alongside of him; alongside of the tree.

Definition of Alongside

1. Adverb. Along the side; by the side; side by side with. ¹

2. Preposition. Together with or at the same time. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Alongside

1. [adv]

Medical Definition of Alongside

1. Along or by the side; side by side with; often with of; as, bring the boat alongside; alongside of him; alongside of the tree. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Alongside

alone in a crowd
alonely
aloneness
alonenesses
alonest
along
along about
along of
along the lines
along the lines of
along with
alongest
alongshore
alongshoreman
alongshoremen
alongside (current term)
alongst
aloo
aloo chaat
aloo gobi
aloo gosht
aloof
aloofly
aloofness
aloofnesses
aloos
alopecia
alopecia areata
alopecia cicatrisata

Literary usage of Alongside

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of English Usage by Inc. Merriam-Webster (1994)
"Dwight D. Eisenhower, Britain To-Day, September He alone lynches in cold blood —G. Legman, Love 1944 and Death, 1949 They also use them alongside of the ..."

2. Chitty's Treatise on Pleading and Parties to Actions: With Second and Third by Joseph Chitty, Henry Greening (1844)
"And for a further plea the defendant saith, that he the defendant did send and cause to be sent alongside of the said vessel in the river Thames such goods ..."

3. The Contract of Affreightment as Expressed in Charter-parties and Bills of by Sir Thomas Edward Scrutton (1893)
"A ship was chartered to proceed to X. " and there load grain; the cargo to be brought to and taken from alongside the ship at the ports of loading and ..."

4. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1910)
"... again, the causes which make one piece of land yield large crops when another piece alongside only yields small ones, differences which are so real that ..."

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