Define the word rearward"Rearward" gcide "The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48"
Rearward \Rear"ward`\ (r[=e]r"w[add]rd`-w[~e]rd), n. [Rear +
ward.]
The last troop; the rear of an army; a rear guard. Also used
figuratively. --Shak.
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"Rearward" gcide "The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48"
Rearward \Rear"ward\ (-w[~e]rd), a. & adv.
At or toward the rear.
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"rearward" wn "WordNet (r) 2.0"
rearward
adj 1: directed or moving toward the rear; "a rearward glance"; "a
rearward movement" [syn: reverse]
2: located in or toward the back or rear; "the chair's rear
legs"; "the rear door of the plane"; "on the rearward
side" [syn: rear(a), rearward(a)]
n : direction toward the rear; "his outfit marched to the
rearward of the tank divisions"
adv : at or to or toward the back or rear; "he moved back";
"tripped when he stepped backward"; "she looked
rearward out the window of the car" [syn: back, backward,
backwards, rearwards] [ant: forward]
"rearward" moby-thes "Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0"
54 Moby Thesaurus words for "rearward":
a rebours, a reculons, aft, after, aftermost, afterpart,
afterpiece, against the grain, anticlockwise, arear, ass-backwards,
astern, away, back, back door, back seat, back side, backward,
backwards, behind, breech, counterclockwise, fro, heel, hind,
hind end, hind part, hinder, hindermost, hindhand, hindhead,
hindmost, hindward, hindwards, in reverse, occiput, posterior,
posteriorly, postern, rear, rear end, rearmost, rearwards, retrad,
retrograde, reverse, stern, tail, tail end, tailpiece, tailward,
tailwards, to the rear, widdershins
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