'Rearward' definitions:

Definition of 'rearward'

(from WordNet)
adverb
At or to or toward 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, rearward, rearwards] [ant: forrad, forrard, forward, forwards, frontward, frontwards]
adjective
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)]
adjective
Directed or moving toward the rear; "a rearward glance"; "a rearward movement" [syn: rearward, reverse]
noun
Direction toward the rear; "his outfit marched to the rearward of the tank divisions"

Definition of 'Rearward'

From: GCIDE
  • Rearward \Rear"ward\ (-w[~e]rd), a. & adv. At or toward the rear. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Rearward'

From: GCIDE
  • Rearward \Rear"ward`\ (r[=e]r"w[add]rd`-w[~e]rd), n. [Rear + ward.] The last troop; the rear of an army; a rear guard. Also used figuratively. --Shak. [1913 Webster]

Synonyms of 'rearward'

From: Moby Thesaurus

Words containing 'Rearward'