alongside

alongside
adv
1. along, along the side, beside, by the side of, parallel with or to the length, close to the side, next to, right next to; aside, at the side, on one side, to one side, to the side, off to one side, off to the side, on the side, sidelong; abreast, side by side, cheek by cheek, cheek by jowl, board by board.
prep
2. along, beside, by the side of, along the side of, Obs. or Dial. alongst, parallel with or to, close by; on the border of, on the boundary of, on the line of, on the edge of, on the fringe of.

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