adv. [ OE. along, anlong, AS. andlang, along; pref. and- (akin to OFris. ond-, OHG. ant-, Ger. ent-, Goth. and-, anda-, L. ante, Gr. &unr_;, Skr. anti, over against) + lang long. See Long. ]
Some laid along . . . on spokes of wheels are hung. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]
We will go along by the king's highway. Numb. xxi. 22. [ 1913 Webster ]
He struck with his o'ertaking wings,
And chased us south along. Coleridge. [ 1913 Webster ]
He to England shall along with you. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
All along,
To get along,
. [ AS. gelang owing to. ] (Now heard only in the prep. phrase
Along of,
Along on, often shortened to
Long of
prep. By the length of, as distinguished from across. “Along the lowly lands.” Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]
The kine . . . went along the highway. 1 Sam. vi. 12. [ 1913 Webster ]
adv. Along the shore or coast. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. See Longshoreman. [ 1913 Webster ]
adv. Along or by the side; side by side with; -- often with of;
prep. & adv. [ Formed fr. along, like amongst fr. among. ] Along. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]