rearward

• POS: Adjective, Noun, Adverb
• HYPHEN: rear=ward

CIDE DICTIONARY

rearward, n. [Rear + ward.].

 The last troop; the rear of an army; a rear guard. Also used figuratively.  Shak.  [1913 Webster]

rearward, a. & adv. 

 At or toward the rear.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

rearward, n., adj., & adv.
--n. rear, esp. in prepositional phrases (to the rearward of; in the rearward).
--adj. to the rear.
--adv. (also rearwards) towards the rear.

Etymology

AF rerewarde = REARGUARD

THESAURUS

rearward

a rebours, a reculons, aft, after, aftermost, afterpart, afterpiece, against the grain, anticlockwise, arear, ass-backwards, astern, away, back, back door, back seat, back side, backward, backwards, behind, breech, counterclockwise, fro, heel, hind, hind end, hind part, hinder, hindermost, hindhand, hindhead, hindmost, hindward, hindwards, in reverse, occiput, posterior, posteriorly, postern, rear, rear end, rearmost, rearwards, retrad, retrograde, reverse, stern, tail, tail end, tailpiece, tailward, tailwards, to the rear, widdershins

ROGET THESAURUS

rearward

Rear

N rear, back, posteriority, rear rank, rear guard, background, hinterland, occiput, nape, chine, heels, tail, rump, croup, buttock, posteriors, backside scut, breech, dorsum, loin, dorsal region, lumbar region, hind quarters, aitchbone, natch, natch bone, stern, poop, afterpart, heelpiece, crupper, wake, train, reverse, other side of the shield, back, rear, hind, hinder, hindmost, hindermost, postern, posterior, dorsal, after, caudal, lumbar, mizzen, tergal, behind, in the rear, in the background, behind one's back, at the heels of, at the tail of, at the back of, back to back, after, aft, abaft, astern, sternmost, aback, rearward, ogni medaglia ha il suo rovescio, the other side of the coin.