Word: Aback
Speech Type: Adverb
Etymology:
Old English on bæc(see a-, back). The term came to be treated as a single word in nautical use
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
əˈbak
Dialects: British English
Definition:
towards or situated to the rear; back
Short Definition:towards or situated to rear
Examples:- the little strip of pasture aback of the house
Definition:
with the sail pressed backwards against the mast by a headwind
Short Definition:with sail pressed backwards against mast by headwind
Examples:- Peter holds the jib aback until our bow swings across the wind
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