rearwards

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The habitant's customary frontage on the river was, accordingly, from about a thousand to two thousand feet, while his farm extended rearwards a distance of anywhere from under a half-mile to three miles.

From The Seigneurs of Old Canada : A Chronicle of New World Feudalism by Munro, William Bennett

I was thrown rearwards, and fell upon a moving mass.

From The Scalp Hunters by Stewart, F.A.

Previously they were painted, and had a gummy, sticky influence rearwards upon peoples clothes.

From Our Churches and Chapels Their Parsons, Priests, & Congregations Being a Critical and Historical Account of Every Place of Worship in Preston by Atticus

You see the tree-tops in the deep valley which divides the New Town from the Old, and rearwards, broken ground sprinkled with wood, imparting some touches of beauty to the western outskirts.

From A Month in Yorkshire by White, Walter

Hardly waiting, however, for his reply, the girl had passed her hand underneath the soldier's arm and led him rearwards as the train slowly rounded the long curve to the bridge embankment.

From Under Fire by Cox, C. B.