Definitions for rearwards

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rearwards rear·ward

Spelling: [reer-werd for 1–4; reer-wawrd for 5]

IPA: /ˈrɪər wərd for 1–4; ˈrɪər wɔrd for 5/

Rearwards is a 9 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 12 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 12 points.

You can make 186 anagrams from letters in rearwards (aaderrrsw).

Definitions for rearwards

noun

1. a position at the rear:
2. the rear division of a military unit.
3. a position at the rear:
4. the rear division of a military unit.

adverb

1. Also, rearwards. toward or in the rear.
2. Also, rearwards. toward or in the rear.

adjective

1. located in, near, or toward the rear.
2. directed toward the rear.
3. located in, near, or toward the rear.
4. directed toward the rear.

Origin of rearwards

1300-50; Middle English rerewarde Anglo-French. See rear¹, -ward

Examples for rearwards

rearward they could scarcely mark the roadbed, so drifted over was it.

I had to watch the road, of course, so could not turn to witness what was going on rearward.

Frontward was the small lake's grey water, rearward an avenue of limes.

The French position about Sedan was covered to rearward by the fortress.

Then twelve of them were as it were our Vanguard, other twelve, our rearward.

Presently she grew tired of this, too, and moved to the rearward window.

To recover they were fain, But now did Alvar Fañez on their rearward fall amain.

So Hartzell and I resumed our rearward plodding or staggering.

They fled to another mountain, rearward of their first position.

The 12th Division was encamped at Fontenay and rearward as far as Chtenay.

The French position about Sedan was covered to rearward by the fortress.

Frontward was the small lake's grey water, rearward an avenue of limes.

So Hartzell and I resumed our rearward plodding or staggering.

rearward they could scarcely mark the roadbed, so drifted over was it.

They fled to another mountain, rearward of their first position.

The 12th Division was encamped at Fontenay and rearward as far as Chtenay.

Then twelve of them were as it were our Vanguard, other twelve, our rearward.

Presently she grew tired of this, too, and moved to the rearward window.

To recover they were fain, But now did Alvar Fañez on their rearward fall amain.

I had to watch the road, of course, so could not turn to witness what was going on rearward.