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Definition of Rearward
1. Noun. Direction toward the rear. "His outfit marched to the rearward of the tank divisions"
2. Adjective. Located in or toward the back or rear. "On the rearward side"
3. Adverb. At or to or toward the back or rear. "She looked rearward out the window of the car"
4. Adjective. Directed or moving toward the rear. "A rearward movement"
Definition of Rearward
1. n. The last troop; the rear of an army; a rear guard. Also used figuratively.
2. a. & adv. At or toward the rear.
Definition of Rearward
1. Adjective. Toward the back or rear of something. ¹
2. Adverb. Toward the back or rear of something. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Rearward
1. the rearmost division of an army [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Rearward
Literary usage of Rearward
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Allen's Synonyms and Antonyms by Frederic Sturges Allen (1920)
"... hamper, bar, check, counteract. Antonyms: see EXPEDITE. Ï. See PREVENT. hind, a.
hinder (in reference to two), posterior, rear, rearward (rare), ..."
2. A Military Dictionary and Gazetteer: Comprising Ancient and Modern Military by Thomas Wilhelm (1881)
"rearward. The last troop ; the rearguard. Rebel. Acting in revolt; rebellious;
as, rebel troops. Rebel. ..."
3. The American Amateur Photographer (1892)
"The upper ends of these rods are reduced in thickness, and bent rearward slightly
to cause the nibs at the ends of the bar to enter the notches in the upper ..."
4. The Japanese in Manchuria, 1904 by Emilien Louis Victor Cordonnier (1914)
"CHAPTER II THE rearward SERVICES OF THE ARMIES GENERAL OKU, definitively master
of the field of battle of Te-li-ssu at 3 pm on June 15, stood fast on the ..."
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