Abreast

{
  "id": "MLC-T-IND-000047",
  "term": "Abreast",
  "field": "Industrial and trades",
  "definition": "Describing the position of two or more vessels moving side-by-side in the same direction and keeping pace with each other. The term also applies to objects or personnel on a ship that are aligned in a row across the vessel's beam. When mooring, ships are sometimes secured abreast of each other to a single pier or wharf, a configuration known as a nested berth.",
  "subject": "Marine and shipyard",
  "references": [
    "abreast - definition and meaning (Wordnik)"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "de": "querab",
    "es": "a la cuadra",
    "fr": "par le travers"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/abreast/"
}