rearward

Words with a similar base: rearward, rearwards

'rearward'

[rearward.n.01] as in: direction toward the rear

Examples:
his outfit marched to the rearward of the tank divisions

'rearward'

[rear.s.01] as in: located in or toward the back or rear

Examples:
the chair's rear legs
the rear door of the plane
on the rearward side

'rearward'

[rearward.s.02] as in: directed or moving toward the rear

Examples:
a rearward glance
a rearward movement

'rearward'

[back.r.02] as in: at or to or toward the back or rear

Examples:
he moved back
tripped when he stepped backward
she looked rearward out the window of the car

Origins

					rearward (English)
├── -ward (English)
│   └── -weard (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
└── rear (English)
    ├── rere (Anglo-Norman)
    │   ├── rado (Latin)
    │   └── retro (Latin)
    ├── rere (Middle English (1100-1500))
    │   └── hrer (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
    └── reren (Middle English (1100-1500))
        ├── hreran (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
        └── ræran (Old English (ca. 450-1100))

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