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- [bak noun wind, literary wahynd]
- /bæk noun wɪnd, literary waɪnd/
- /bæk wɪnd/
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- [bak noun wind, literary wahynd]
- /bæk noun wɪnd, literary waɪnd/
Definitions of back-wind word
- verb with object back-wind to divert wind against the lee side of (a sail) from another sail. 1
- verb with object back-wind to set (a sail) so that the wind is on what would ordinarily be the lee side, as for turning the bow of a boat away from the wind. 1
- verb with object back-wind to blanket (another sailing vessel) by spilling wind from the sails of one vessel onto the lee side of the sails of the other. 1
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Origin of back-wind
First appearance:
before 1895 One of the 18% newest English words
First recorded in 1895-1900; back2 + wind1
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Parts of speech for Back-wind
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
back-wind popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 51% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 53% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
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