aback of
aback of preposition: behind; on the other side of.
Preposition
aback of
- Behind; on the other side of
- […] to effect which they must beat to windward for several days, between the west end of Cuba and the south coast of East Florida, till they get as far to the eastward as the Pan of Matanzas, a mountain so called, just aback of the town of the same name, say thirty leagues to the east of the...1831, George Hallam, Narrative of a Voyage from Montego Bay
- The question of wind must be matter of inference from the incidents above stated: the movement of the “Lawrence” and “Queen Charlotte,” and the bracing aback of the “Niagara's” topsail.1905, Alfred Thayer Mahan, Sea Power and the War of 1812, volume 2, page 68
- Synonyms:
- in back of
Synonyms of aback of
Forms of aback of
| alternative Geordie | abacka |
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Origin of aback of
From aback + of.
Questions about aback of
- What does aback of mean?
- Aback of means behind; on the other side of.
- What part of speech is aback of?
- Aback of is a preposition.
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