Sentence:  We shared the long hours, the often rough seas, the successes and the disappointments in a close companionship with the captains and crews of the Italian boats and also with the little clique of fishermen whose small draggers were moored <WSD>cheek by jowl</WSD> with us in Annisquam Harbor. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  In very close physical proximity, crowded together.