noun
direction toward the rear
Examples
- his outfit marched to the rearward of the tank divisions
adjective
located in or toward the back or rear
Synonyms
rear(a)
rearward(a)
Examples
- the chair's rear legs
- the rear door of the plane
- on the rearward side
adjective
directed or moving toward the rear
Synonyms
Examples
- a rearward glance
- a rearward movement
adverb
at or to or toward the back or rear
Synonyms
Examples
- he moved back
- tripped when he stepped backward
- she looked rearward out the window of the car