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▪ I. rearward, n.1 (ˈrɪəwɔːd) Forms: 4–5 rer-, 4–9 rere-, 5 Sc. reir-, 6–7 reare-, 7 reer-, 6 rearward; also 4–7 -warde. [a. AF. rerewarde (c 1307): see note to arrear-ward.] 1. Mil. (and Naval). That part of an army (or fleet) which is stationed behind the main body; the third division in a force d...
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rearward
rearward/ˈrɪəwəd; `rɪrwɚd/ n[U]the rear (used esp in the expressions shown) 後部, 後面（尤用於以下示例） to rearward of (ie some distance behind) sth 在某物之後 in the rearward, ie at the back 在後部.
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Garanin general-purpose machine guns
When firing, the pressure pushing the case head rearward initiated an impulse on a cam that sent the bolt carrier rearward.
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Steere Bodacious
The aluminum spar wings use wooden ribs and fold rearward for towing or storage.
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rerewarder
† rerewarder Obs. rare—1. [f. rere- or rearward.] (See quot.)1589 Puttenham Eng. Poesie iii. xii. (Arb.) 176 But if such supplie be placed after all the clauses,..then is he called by the Greeks Hypozeugma, and by vs the Rerewarder.
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Steel Venom (Valleyfair)
The forward spike incorporates a twisted spiral, and the rearward spike provides a straight freefall. induction motors (LIMs,) is accelerated in less than four seconds to toward the forward tower before dropping back down through the station house and up the rearward
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rearwardness
rearwardness rare. (ˈrɪəwədnɪs) [f. rearward a. + -ness.] The state of being in the rear or in arrears.1903 T.P.'s Weekly 16 Oct. 621/2 It is advantageous to keep oneself quite a year behind contemporary literature; this rearwardness saves both time and money.
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Main line of resistance
Under this concept, there were three zones: an outpost zone, a battle zone and a rearward zone. The rearward zone consisted of another trench line behind the MLR, depending on the terrain.
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roundward
ˈroundward, a. and adv. [f. round adv.] A. adj. Circular. B. adv. In a circular direction.1893 Scribner's Mag. XIII. 376/1 There was a bolt..rearward, roundward, upward, downward. Ibid. 376/2 There was the same rearward, roundward bolt. 1927 D. H. Lawrence Mornings in Mexico 80 The reeling, roundwar...
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Walther PK380
Thus, the slide must be pulled rearward and released to chamber the first round. To release the slide with an empty magazine, the magazine must be dropped slightly or completely removed and the slide pulled rearward and released.
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rearwards
rearwards/ˈrɪəwədz; `rɪrwɚdz/ (also rearward) adv towards the rear 向後 move the troops rearwards 使部队向後移动.
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Breechblock
Further rearward pressure on the cocking handle then pulls the breechblock rearward. When the cocking handle is pulled rearward, it first lifts the pawl before retracting the bolt rearward.
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rear-guard
▪ I. rear-guard1 Mil. (ˈrɪəgɑːd) Forms: 5 rier-, ryere-, 5–6 reregarde; 5 rere-, 6 Sc. rearegard; 6 Sc. reir-, 7 rere-, 7– rearguard. [a. OF. rereguarde, AF. reregard, rergarde (c 1307): see note to arrear-guard and cf. rearward n.1 Variously written rearguard, rear-guard, and rear guard.] † 1. The ...
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Front engine dragster
Rearward positioning of the engine meant the driver had to be moved rearward as well, and in the final version of the front-engine dragster, the driver The arrangement of rearward engine mounting and the driver being behind the rear axle gave rise to the colloquial name "slingshot."
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