rearward
- n direction toward the rear
his outfit marched to the rearward of the tank divisions - s located in or toward the back or rear
on the rearward side - s directed or moving toward the rear
a rearward glance
a rearward movement - r at or to or toward the back or rear
she looked rearward out the window of the car
- Another inventor observed that people wiping their feet on doormats all wipe with a rearward motion, which gradually flattens the bristles and decreases the efficacy of the mat.
- Result: the rearward blast cancels out the "kick" of the gun.
- Colonel Lossberg's new type of front was some two miles deep, divided into forward zone, battle zone, rearward battle zone and two more rearward zones for mobile reserves.