Definizione monolingua

aback

aback (plural abacks)

1. (obsolete) An abacus.

aback (not comparable)

1. (rare) Towards the back or rear; backwards; away.

   Therewith aback she started. - Geoffrey Chaucer

2. Behind; in the rear.
3. (nautical) Backward against the mast; said of the sails when pressed by the wind from the ""wrong"" (forward) side.

   By setting the foresail aback and the headsail in the middle one can bring a fore-and-aft rigged sailing boat practically to a halt even in heavy wind.

Definizione dizionario aback

	sorpreso
	Surprised and usually rather upset.

	A
	said of sails pressed backward

	all'indietro
	backwards

	collo
	said of sails pressed backward

	di
	in the rear

	dietro
	in the rear

a collo

attònito

indietro

sorprende

Altri significati:

(nautical) Backward against the mast; said of the sails when pressed by the wind from the "wrong" (forward) side.

(obsolete) An abacus.

Behind; in the rear.

(rare) Towards the back or rear; backwards; away.