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Definition of Rearwards
1. Adverb. At or to or toward the back or rear. "She looked rearward out the window of the car"
Definition of Rearwards
1. Adjective. Rearward. ¹
2. Adverb. Rearward. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Rearwards
1. rearward [n] - See also: rearward
Lexicographical Neighbors of Rearwards
Literary usage of Rearwards
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Aeroplane Handbook by Arthur John Swinton (1920)
"From actual exploration it has been found* that the wake stream of any normal
propeller contracts as it passes rearwards, and that th^minimum diameter ..."
2. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: “a” Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature edited by Hugh Chisholm (1911)
"After moving rearwards together, for'i distance, enough to ensure the bullet
having passed from the barrel the downward swinging movement of the barrel ..."
3. Iowa in War Times by Samuel Hawkins Marshall Byers (1888)
"Instantly the order was given to fall back, and the line went rearwards through
an enfilading fire, so terrific, said an Iowa participant,* "that it seemed ..."
4. Newton's London Journal of Arts and Sciences: Being Record of the Progress by William Newton, Charles Frederick Partington (1848)
"... when the sweep o, is moved rearwards, but to force the said arm backwards,
and so actuate the lever as to elevate the rack-bar k, to the extent required ..."
5. London to Ladysmith Via Pretoria by Sir Winston Churchill (1900)
"Then—a rush of crotchets rearwards—one leading two mules—mules terrified, jibbing,
hanging back—all in silhouette one moment, the next all smudged with dust ..."
6. London to Ladysmith Via Pretoria by Winston Churchill (1900)
"Then—a rush of crotchets rearwards —one leading two mules, mules terrified,
jibbing, hanging back—all in silhouette one moment, the next all smudged with ..."
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