definition of
rearward

[1] #1 rearward r. [back, backward, backwards, 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". wn

[2] #2 rearward n. direction toward the rear; "his outfit marched to the rearward of the tank divisions". wn

[3] #3 rearward s. [rear] located in or toward the back or rear; "the chair's rear legs"; "the rear door of the plane"; "on the rearward side". wn

[4] #4 rearward s. [reverse] directed or moving toward the rear; "a rearward glance"; "a rearward movement". wn