Meaning Taken aback
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Taken abackAn inattentive helmsmen might allow the dangerous situation to arise where the wind is blowing into the sails 'backwards', causing a sudden shift in the position of the sails.
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Taken abackThis is a term used to describe the position of a sailing vessel with the bow or front facing directly into the wind so that neither side of the sails fill. Today the expression is used to describe a [..]
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Taken abackAn inattentive helmsmen might allow the dangerous situation to arise where the wind is blowing into the sails 'backwards', causing a sudden (and possibly dangerous) shift in the position of [..]
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Taken abackA dangerous situation where the wind is on the wrong side of the sails pressing them back against the mast and forcing the ship astern. Most often this was caused by an inattentive helmsman who had al [..]
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Taken abackAn inattentive helmsmen might allow the dangerous situation to arise where the wind is blowing into the sails 'backwards', causing a sudden (and possibly dangerous) shift in the position of the sails.
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Taken abackan inattentive helmsmen might allow the dangerous situation to arise where the sails are back-winded, causing a sudden (and possibly dangerous) shift in the position of the sails
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Taken aback
(figuratively) Surprised, shocked.
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(nautical) Said of a ship, when the wind, suddenly changing, forces the sails aft against the mast.
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