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alongside

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a·long·side  (-lôngsd, -lng-)
adv.
Along, near, at, or to the side: stood with a bodyguard alongside; honked and drove up alongside.
prep.
By the side of; side by side with.
Usage Note: Both alongside and alongside of are acceptable as prepositions: The barge lay alongside (or alongside of) the pier.

alongside
prep
close beside
Adverb
near the side of something
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adv.1.alongsidealongside - side by side; "anchored close aboard another ship"
Translations
alongside [əˈlɔŋˈsaɪd] prepal lado de
adv (NAUT) → de costado;
we brought our boat alongside → atracamos nuestro barco
alongside [əˈlɔŋˈsaɪd] along prep (= along) → le long de (= beside); à côté de
advbord à bord; côte à côte;
we brought our boat alongside (of a pier, shore etc) → nous avons accosté
alongside [əˈlɔŋˈsaɪd] along prepneben +dat;
(ship) → längsseits +gen
adv (come) → nebendran;
(be) → daneben;
we brought our boat alongside along → wir brachten unser Boot heran;
a car drew up alongside → ein Auto fuhr neben mich/ihn etc heran
alongside [əˈlɔŋˈsaɪd] prepaccanto a; lungo
advaccanto;
(NAUT) → sottobordo;
we brought our boat alongside (of a pier/shore etc) → abbiamo accostato la barca (al molo/alla riva etc


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And though all hands commonly disdained the capture of those inferior creatures; and though the Pequod was not commissioned to cruise for them at all, and though she had passed numbers of them near the Crozetts without lowering a boat; yet now that a Sperm Whale had been brought alongside and beheaded, to the surprise of all, the announcement was made that a Right Whale should be captured that day, if opportunity offered.
As our charge was wrapped in his cloak, I purposely passed within a boat or two's length of the floating Custom House, and so out to catch the stream, alongside of two emigrant ships, and under the bows of a large transport with troops on the forecastle looking down at us.
The stout sail-boat that had accompanied us began ranging alongside.
 
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