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rearward
[ reer-werd reer-wawrd ]
adverb
- Also rearwards. toward or in the rear.
adjective
- located in, near, or toward the rear.
- directed toward the rear.
noun
- a position at the rear:
in the rearward of fashion.
- Obsolete, rere·ward. the rear division of a military unit; rear guard.
rearward
/ ˈrɪəwəd /
adjective
- towards or in the rear Also (for adverb only)rearwards
noun
- a position in the rear, esp the rear division of a military formation
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- rearward·ness noun
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Word History and Origins
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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.
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Here was such natural cover as a man would be likely to seek in working his way surreptitiously rearward.
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He moved on without further word, and Kentucky continued his rearward journey.
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The French position about Sedan was covered to rearward by the fortress.
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The 12th Division was encamped at Fontenay and rearward as far as Chtenay.
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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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