aback - English Dictionary Translations

adv

Translations

Definitions

1. (rare) Towards the back or rear; backwards; away.
2. Behind; in the rear.
3. (nautical) Backward against the mast; said of the sails when pressed by the wind.

Sentences

1. Therewith '''aback' she started. - w:Geoffrey Chaucer|Geoffrey Chaucer
2. They sailed aback.'' --- They sailed against the wind.

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