Read the dictionary definition of rearward. All definitions for this word.
1. direction toward the rear
1. his outfit marched to the rearward of the tank divisions
2. located in or toward the back or rear
1. the chair's rear legs
2. the rear door of the plane
3. on the rearward side
3. directed or moving toward the rear
1. a rearward glance
2. a rearward movement
4. at or to or toward the back or rear
1. he moved back
2. tripped when he stepped backward
3. she looked rearward out the window of the car