Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- At or to the rear; toward the hinder part; backward from anything.
- noun A rear-guard; a body or force guarding the rear.
- noun Hence Any company or body of persons bringing up the rear; the rear.
- Situated at or toward the rear; being or coming last.
- noun Place or position at the rear: the part that comes last; rear; end; conclusion; wind-up.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The last troop; the rear of an army; a rear guard. Also used figuratively.
- At or toward the rear.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun The part that comes last or is situated in the rear; conclusion; wind-up.
- adjective
Toward theback orrear ofsomething . - adverb
Toward theback orrear ofsomething .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun direction toward the rear
- adjective directed or moving toward the rear
- adjective located in or toward the back or rear
- adverb at or to or toward the back or rear
Etymologies
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Examples
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The rod that extend up through the receiver to stop the bolt travel rearward is prone to break with repeated hard slams.
I have a .222 Remington caliber Remington 788 rifle that is a hand me down from my late father. 2010
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The rod that extend up through the receiver to stop the bolt travel rearward is prone to break with repeated hard slams.
I have a .222 Remington caliber Remington 788 rifle that is a hand me down from my late father. 2010
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Ford has adopted the new-style mirrors on many models, and not a moment too soon, as there is a backwards trend now in rearward visibility.
2010 SEMA Show: Reflecting on the automotive aftermarket homecoming in Las Vegas 2010
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Champions of the Dry Tree, but a great battle of footmen came against the Shepherds and the rest of Ralph's footmen, but in their rearward was a company of well-horsed men-at-arms; and all of them were well armed and went right orderly and warrior-like.
The Well at the World's End: a tale William Morris 1865
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It is called the rearward, or gathering host, of all the camps, because it gathered up all that were left behind; not the women and children (these we may suppose were taken care of by the heads of their families in their respective tribes), but all the unclean, the mixed multitude, and all that were weak and feeble, and cast behind in their march.
Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume I (Genesis to Deuteronomy) 1721
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The steeper 74 ST angle moves the BB rearward relative to the 72 ST position, and, to maintain the saddle-BB distance, requires moving the saddle rearward.
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The rearward movement of the BB and the saddle will produce an INCREASE in the distance from the saddle to the bar.
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The new CLS's fuselage is scored with two dramatic contour lines vectoring rearward to intersect with the punched-out rear-fender contour, which is a bit of a signature for Mercedes's design chief, Gorden Wagener.
Mercedes: a Demon of Hurtling Mass Dan Neil 2011
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Rage Broadheads are a good balance (or so I've heard) of field point flight, deep penetration and minimal loss of energy due to their rearward deployment of blades.
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Rage Broadheads are a good balance (or so I've heard) of field point flight, deep penetration and minimal loss of energy due to their rearward deployment of blades.
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