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rearwards

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This gives you the leverage to reach forward with thumb and index finger to pull rearwards on the locking nubs.

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Quick take

at or to or toward the back or rear; "he moved back"; "tripped when he stepped backward"; "she looked rearward out the window of the car"

Meaning at a glance

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adverb

at or to or toward the back or rear; "he moved back"; "tripped when he stepped backward"; "she looked rearward out the window of the car"

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for rearwards.

adverb

at or to or toward the back or rear; "he moved back"; "tripped when he stepped backward"; "she looked rearward out the window of the car"

See also: back, backward, backwards, rearward

Example sentences

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This gives you the leverage to reach forward with thumb and index finger to pull rearwards on the locking nubs.

2

The locking lugs lock the barrel into the slide, so that when fired the barrel and slide initially travel together rearwards.

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How do you use rearwards in a sentence?

This gives you the leverage to reach forward with thumb and index finger to pull rearwards on the locking nubs.

What does rearwards mean?

at or to or toward the back or rear; "he moved back"; "tripped when he stepped backward"; "she looked rearward out the window of the car"

What part of speech is rearwards?

rearwards is commonly used as adverb.