back-wind

B b

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [bak noun wind, literary wahynd]
- /bæk noun wɪnd, literary waɪnd/
- /bæk wɪnd/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [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

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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.

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