01 adv. Toward the back or rear; backward.
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1.
Toward the back or rear; backward.
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2.
Behind; in the rear.
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3.
Backward against the mast; -- said of the sails when pressed by the wind.(Naut.)
Phrases & compounds
To be taken aback —
To be driven backward against the mast; -- said of the sails, also of the ship when the sails are thus driven.