Rearward is an English word with synonyms like backward or rear. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Rearward meaning
- 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.
Using Rearward
- The main meaning on this page is: 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.
- Useful related words include: backward, rear, back, reverse.
- In the example corpus, rearward often appears in combinations such as: rearward along, the rearward.
Context around Rearward
- Average sentence length in these examples: 26.9 words
- Position in the sentence: 5 start, 9 middle, 6 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Rearward
- In this selection, "rearward" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 26.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, facing, though, axle, facing, vision and path stand out and add context to how "rearward" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include and collided rearward with a and and the rearward drawn jacket. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "rearward" sits close to words such as aar, aarons and abdulla, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with rearward
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Rearward motion involves lifting the rear leg and pushing with the lead leg. (13 words)
The aircraft has a rearward-facing radar and can launch air-to-air missiles at pursuing enemy aircraft. (18 words)
In addition, the blades are tilted rearward along the longitudinal axis, giving the propeller an overall cup-shaped appearance. (19 words)
Method The magician positions himself at an angle to his audience, a little distance away, in such a way that the audience can only see the rearward portion of one foot and most of the other foot – concealing the toe end of the "far" (upstage) foot. (46 words)
The P-40N featured a stretched rear fuselage to counter the torque of the larger, late-war Allison engine, and the rear deck of the cockpit behind the pilot was cut down at a moderate slant to improve rearward visibility. (40 words)
He confused matters by issuing a second order to his subordinates to hold their positions until 5 p.m., but by the time it was received, most of the Union units had begun their rearward movements. (36 words)
Example sentences (20)
It's good practice to have them facing rearward until at least 6 months, and then little ones can switch to facing forward.
Forward vision is good, though rearward vision can be a challenge for some due to the C-pillars and smaller rear window.
The aircraft has a rearward-facing radar and can launch air-to-air missiles at pursuing enemy aircraft.
The system did, however, successfully brake in 75% of the AAA’s tests with a stationary child-size target positioned in its rearward path, and avoided hitting it in fully half of its runs.
Gran Coupes deliver power to the front wheels most of the time and shuffle it rearward in harder driving or on slippery roads.
In an ideal world, I’d probably want to add a foot of length to the bed, and then shift the axle rearward for a better departure angle.
The driver identified as, Grant Geis, was traveling east on Bailey Road when he lost control and collided rearward with a large tree.
The system captures video from a rearward-facing camera and streams it to a unique mirror-integrated LCD that provides the driver with an unobstructed, panoramic view behind the vehicle.
After the bolt carrier has traveled rearward 4 mm, the locking piece is withdrawn fully from the bolt head and the rollers are compressed into the bolt head.
Compared to the end-fire array, this method has less on-axis energy but more even pattern control throughout the audience, and more predictable cancellation rearward.
Error in the penetrator placement can change flight performance and affect dispersion, and the rearward-drawn jacket can create an uneven boat tail leading to uneven airflow and more affected dispersion.
He confused matters by issuing a second order to his subordinates to hold their positions until 5 p.m., but by the time it was received, most of the Union units had begun their rearward movements.
In addition, the blades are tilted rearward along the longitudinal axis, giving the propeller an overall cup-shaped appearance.
In this case the "perfect shape" is biased rearward; therefore, aircraft designed for high speed cruise usually have wings towards the rear. citation.
Method The magician positions himself at an angle to his audience, a little distance away, in such a way that the audience can only see the rearward portion of one foot and most of the other foot – concealing the toe end of the "far" (upstage) foot.
Once the door is closed and the car is started, the belt moves rearward along the track to its original position, thus securing the passenger.
One of the first tasks of the EVA was repairing the right-rear fender on the LRV, the rearward extension of which had been broken off the previous day.
Polarity inversion can be implemented electronically, by reversing the wiring polarity, or by physically positioning the enclosure to face rearward.
Rearward motion involves lifting the rear leg and pushing with the lead leg.
The P-40N featured a stretched rear fuselage to counter the torque of the larger, late-war Allison engine, and the rear deck of the cockpit behind the pilot was cut down at a moderate slant to improve rearward visibility.
Common combinations with rearward
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: