intransitive verb
1. : to moor parallel to but at a distance from a dock : install spars between a moored ship and wharf to leave space for lighters in between
2. : to move back from a dock
a boat breasting off to make space
intransitive verb
1. : to moor parallel to but at a distance from a dock : install spars between a moored ship and wharf to leave space for lighters in between
2. : to move back from a dock
a boat breasting off to make space
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012