Meaning of さながら in Japanese | RomajiDesu Japanese dictionary

Definition of さながら

さながら(sanagara) 【宛ら】

(adv) just like
３人の少年はさながら猿のように木に登った。
Three boys climbed the trees like a bunch of monkeys.

飛行機ひこうきが５機きさながら鳥とりのように飛び去るとびさるのを見た。

I saw five airplanes flying away like so many birds.

The girls were dancing lightly like so many butterflies.

The children were working like so many ants.