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adjectivelocated in or toward the back or rear
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adjectivedirected or moving toward the rear
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adverbat or to or toward the back or rear
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noundirection toward the rear
Examples of rearward
- "on the rearward side"
- "a rearward glance"
- "a rearward movement"
- "she looked rearward out the window of the car"
- "his outfit marched to the rearward of the tank divisions"