rearward

== English == === Etymology === From rear + -ward. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈɹɪəwɜːd/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈɹiɹwɝd/ Hyphenation: rear‧ward === Noun === rearward (plural rearwards) The part that comes last or is situated in the rear; conclusion, wind-up. The last troop; the rear of an army; a rear guard. ==== Alternative forms ==== rereward (obsolete) === Adjective === rearward (comparative more rearward, superlative most rearward) Toward the back or rear of something. ==== Translations ==== === Adverb === rearward Toward the back or rear of something. Synonym: rearwards === Derived terms ===