Definition of "as well as" [as well as]

• And in addition: courageous as well as strong. (conjunction)
• In addition to: "The rhetoric [of the Justices], as well as the reasoning, is appreciated” ( Benno C. Schmidt, Jr.) (preposition)

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• "But there had once been another: a stone structure built on the northern shore of the Quoddy Narrows by a local Baptist minister as a symbol of God's light as well as a warning to mariners."
• "Disruptions caused by the rallies — whether pro-democracy or pro-government — as well as the military onslaught has hurt incomes, said many Syrians who expressed anger over the economy."
• "It was equipped with a forty-mile radar, GPS, LORAN, and WeatherFax, as well as VHF and single sideband radio and an EPIRB emergency system."