Hypertext Webster Gateway: "rearward"
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) 1.7 (wn)
rearward
adj 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(a)}, {rearward(a)}]
2: directed or moving toward the rear; "a rearward glance"; "a
rearward movement" [syn: {reverse}]
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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