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rear' end'

1. the hindmost part of something.
2. Informal.the buttocks; behind. Also called tail end.

rear-end

Pronunciation: (rēr'end'), [key]
—v.t.
1. to drive a vehicle or other conveyance so as to strike the back end of (another vehicle): My car was rear-ended by another driver on the highway.
2. (of a moving vehicle or other conveyance) to strike the back end of (another vehicle or object): A freight train rear-ended the commuter train this morning.

rear echelon

rear-ender

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