noun
- the rear division of an army or military force
Usage: archaic; military
Examples
- The rereward protected the army’s retreat from enemy pursuit.
- Knights in the rereward watched for flanking attacks from behind.
- The general positioned his most experienced soldiers in the rereward.
- During the march, the rereward maintained a safe distance from the main force.
- The rereward served as the last line of defense for the retreating troops.