rear·ward
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| 1. | Also, rearwards. toward or in the rear. |
| 2. | located in, near, or toward the rear. |
| 3. | directed toward the rear. |
| 4. | a position at the rear: in the rearward of fashion. |
| 5. | the rear division of a military unit. |
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| rear·ward 1
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adv. Toward, to, or at the rear. adj. At or in the rear. n. A rearward direction, point, or position. rear'wards adv. |
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| rear·ward 2
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n. The rear guard of an armed force. [Middle English rerewarde, from Anglo-Norman : rere, behind (from Latin retrō; see re- in Indo-European roots) + warde, guard (of Germanic origin; see wer-3 in Indo-European roots).] |
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| rearward | |
adjective | |
| 1. | 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] |
| 2. | directed or moving toward the rear; "a rearward glance"; "a rearward movement" |
adverb | |
| 1. | 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] [ant: forrad] |
noun | |
| 1. | direction toward the rear; "his outfit marched to the rearward of the tank divisions" |
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Rearward
Rear"ward`\, n. [Rear + ward.] The last troop; the rear of an army; a rear guard. Also used figuratively. --Shak.| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
Rearward
Rear"ward\, a. & adv. At or toward the rear.| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
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