rearward
adjective/ˈrɪəwəd/
/ˈrɪrwərd/
(formal)- at or near the back of something
- rearward seats
Oxford Collocations DictionaryRearward is used with these nouns:- movement
Word OriginMiddle English (as a noun denoting the rear part of an army): from Anglo-Norman French rerewarde ‘rearguard’; the adjective dates from the early 17th cent. and is from the noun rear + -ward.Definitions on the go
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