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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
1 : located at, near, or toward the rear
2 : 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
Origin and Etymology of rearward
2rear + -ward
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
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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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: at, near, or toward the rear
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