tailward
Rearward, toward back
Tailward means toward the tail or rear end: The force pushed the cargo tailward.
Used in aviation, zoology, and technical contexts to describe direction relative to an animal's or vehicle's back end.
The adverb tailwards means the same thing.
Vessel's rear area
- sternStrict or ship's aft
- asternToward a vessel's rear
- rearwardToward the back
- backwardToward what's behind
posterior · behind · trailing · rearmost · aftermost · hindmost · sternward · backside
Coming after another
- trailingFollowing behind something
- chasingFollowing to catch
- trackingMonitoring location over time
- shadowingFollowing to observe
lagging · dogging · hounding · pursuing · stalking · hunting · closing · gaining
Pivoting stern blade
- elevatorVertical conveyance between floors
- stabilizerThing ensuring steadiness
- fuselageAircraft's central structure
- finAquatic propulsion appendage
aileron · yaw · pitch · control · aerodynamic · horizontal · vertical · trim
aft
Vessel's rear area
backward · posterior · behind · trailing · rearmost · aftermost · hindmost · sternward · backside · rear
following
Coming after another
shadowing · lagging · dogging · hounding · pursuing · stalking · hunting · closing · gaining
rudder
Pivoting stern blade
- elevatorVertical conveyance between floors
- stabilizerThing ensuring steadiness
- fuselageAircraft's central structure
fin · aileron · yaw · pitch · control · aerodynamic · horizontal · vertical · trim · descent
coma
Unwakeable unconsciousness
debris · plasma · solar · perihelion · trajectory · orbit · streak · luminous · particle · ejecta