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aback adverb

  /aˈbak/ , /əˈbæk/
  • (nautical) Backward against the mast; said of the sails when pressed by the wind from the "wrong" (forward) side, or of a ship when its sails are set that way. [First attested in the late 17th century.]
 achteraan, bak, met een kopwind
  • (archaic, Geordie) Towards the back or rear; backwards. [First attested prior to 1150.]
 achterwaarts, rugwaarts
taken aback
onthutst
take aback
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