rearwards

rear·ward ¹  (rîrwrd)

adv.

Toward, to, or at the rear.

adj.

At or in the rear.

n.

A rearward direction, point, or position.

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rearwards adv.

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rear·ward ²  (rîrwôrd)

n.

The rear guard of an armed force.

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[Middle English rerewarde, from Anglo-Norman : rere, behind (from Latin retr; see re- in Indo-European roots) + warde, guard (of Germanic origin; see wer-³ in Indo-European roots).]

Thesaurus

Adv.

1.

rearwards - 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" backward, backwards, rearward, back