aback - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'aback' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Aback

[ adv.]

- Toward the back or rear; backward.
- Behind; in the rear.
- Backward against the mast; -- said of the sails when pressed by the wind.

2 . Aback

[ n.]

- An abacus.

1 . aback

[ r]

Meaning (1):
- by surprise

Example in sentence:

Meaning (2):
- having the wind against the forward side of the sails

Example in sentence:

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