adjective
Etymology
Origin of aftermost
First recorded before 900; after + -most; replacing Middle English aftermest, itself replacing Old English æftemest, equivalent to æfteme- (cognate with Gothic aftuma “last”; æfte ( see aft 1) + -m- superlative suffix) + (-e)st superlative-forming adjective suffix; see -est 1
Example Sentences
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The aftermost of these was the cabin, where hung the cots of the captain and Riland himself.
From Slate ● May 18, 2015
Lead aft to a snatch block fast to the aftermost ringbolts and forward free.
From Time Magazine Archive
To keep the profile in balance, Disdale has pulled the aftermost portion of the bulwark inward a slight bit and painted it a light gray, the universally favored hue for marine camouflage.
From Time Magazine Archive
The aftermost oar in a boat, from which the others take their time.
From The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. by Sir Edward Belcher
A boom main-sail is balanced by rolling up a portion of the clew, or lower aftermost corner, and fastening it strongly to the boom.—N.B.
From The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. by Sir Edward Belcher
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