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rearward |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Rearward \Rear"ward`\, n. [Rear + ward.] The last troop; the rear of an army; a rear guard. Also used figuratively. --Shak. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Rearward \Rear"ward\, a. & adv At or toward the rear. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: 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 or 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}]
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