Definition of rearward
:rear;
especially
:the rear division (as of an army)
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Recent Examples of rearward from the Web
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All-wheel-drive CX-5s continue to direct a majority of the engine’s torque to the front wheels most of the time but can send as much as 50 percent rearward when needed.
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In 2016, Cadillac also pioneered the world's first rear camera mirror, increasing the driver's rearward vision by approximately 300 percent.
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Origin and Etymology of rearward
Middle English rerewarde, from Anglo-French rereguard, rerewarde rear guard
Definition of rearward
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:located at, near, or toward the rear
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:directed toward the rear
- a rearward glance
Examples of rearward in a Sentence
the rearward section of the store
got rearward quarters aboard the ship
Recent Examples of rearward from the Web
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A rocker switch directs the battery current to produce forward or rearward thrust.
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Origin and Etymology of rearward
Definition of rearward
:at, near, or toward the rear :backward
- looking rearward
Examples of rearward in a Sentence
turned rearward for a moment, just for one final look at the haunting scene
First Known Use of rearward
1625
rearward Synonyms
Synonyms
back, backward (also rearwards)Antonyms
ahead, along, forth, forward, forwards, on, onward (also onwards)Related Words
astern, sternforemost; anticlockwise [chiefly British], counterclockwise, left-handed, left-handedly, retrograde, reversely, widdershins (also withershins)Near Antonyms
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Definition of rearward for English Language Learners
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: located at, near, or toward the back of something
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: directed toward the rear of something
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Definition of rearward for English Language Learners
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: at, near, or toward the rear
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