[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

rearward \rear"ward`\ r=er"waddrd`-w~erd, n. rear +
   ward.
   the last troop; the rear of an army; a rear guard. also used
   figuratively. --shak.
   1913 webster

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

rearward \rear"ward\ -w~erd, a.  adv.
   at or toward the rear.
   1913 webster

[3] : WordNet (r) 2.0

rearward
     adj 1: directed or moving toward the rear; "a rearward glance"; "a
            rearward movement" syn: reverse
     2: located in or toward the back or rear; "the chair's rear
        legs"; "the rear door of the plane"; "on the rearward
        side" syn: reara, rearwarda
     n : direction toward the rear; "his outfit marched to the
         rearward of the tank divisions"
     adv : 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" syn: back, backward,
            backwards, rearwards ant: forward
see also:
reverse reara rearwarda back backward backwards 
rearwards forward 

[4] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

54 moby thesaurus words for "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

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