D defs.my
Entry 2 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Rearward

/(rēr"wa̤rd`-wẽrd)/ · Rear·ward · IPA /ˈɹiɹwɝd/
01 n. The last troop; the rear of an army; a rear guard. Also used figuratively.
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    The last troop; the rear of an army; a rear guard. Also used figuratively.
02 a. & adv. At or toward the rear.
  1. 1.
    At or toward the rear.