(Verkehrstechnik) Hinterer Teil eines Schiffes, Flugzeugs oder Wagens.
1. The part of something that is furthest from the normal viewer:; SYN. rear.
2. The part of a garment that covers one's back
3. A support that one can lean against while sitting; SYN. backrest.
4. The position of a player on a football team who is stationed behind the line of scrimmage.
5. (Football) A person who plays in the backfield.
ETYM Old Fren. riere behind, backward, from Latin retro. Related to Arrear.
1. The back of a military formation or procession.
2. The side of an object that is opposite its front; SYN. backside, back end.
3. The side that goes last or is not normally seen; SYN. back.
The rear part of a ship; SYN. after part, quarter, poop, tail.
back part of a ship
(Homonym: tale).
1. The posterior part of the body of a vertebrate especially when elongated and extending beyond the trunk or main part of the body.
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2. Any projection that resembles the tail of an animal; SYN. tail end.
3. The rear part of an aircraft; SYN. tail assembly, empennage.
4. The reverse side that does not bear the representation of a person's head.
5. A detective employed to follow someone and report their movements; SYN. shadow.
Bruno, 1917, 1989, Politiker (CDU); 196268 Bundes-Min. für Fam. u. Jugend, 196771 Generalsekretär der CDU.