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rearward

[ reer-werd reer-wawrd ]

adverb

  1. Also rearwards. toward or in the rear.


adjective

  1. located in, near, or toward the rear.
  2. directed toward the rear.

noun

  1. a position at the rear:

    in the rearward of fashion.

  2. Obsolete, rere·ward. the rear division of a military unit; rear guard.

rearward

/ ˈrɪəwəd /

adjective

  1. towards or in the rear Also (for adverb only)rearwards
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


noun

  1. a position in the rear, esp the rear division of a military formation
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Words From

  • rearward·ness noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of rearward1

First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English rerewarde, from Anglo-French. See rear 1, -ward
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Word History and Origins

Origin of rearward1

C14 (as a noun: the part of an army positioned behind the main body of troops): from Anglo-French rerewarde , variant of reregarde ; see rearguard
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Example Sentences

Practically, there is no noticeable rearward pushback [because] the weight of the gun slows [it] down.

Here was such natural cover as a man would be likely to seek in working his way surreptitiously rearward.

He moved on without further word, and Kentucky continued his rearward journey.

The French position about Sedan was covered to rearward by the fortress.

The 12th Division was encamped at Fontenay and rearward as far as Chtenay.

Between them is the loveliest little bay; and behind them green wooded slopes rise toward the rearward mountain of the Souffrière.

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