endmost

American  

[end-mohst] / ˈɛndˌmoʊst /

adjective

1. farthest; most distant; last.

   the endmost lands of the earth.

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endmost British  

/ ˈɛndˌməʊst /

adjective

1. nearest the end; most distant

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Etymology

Origin of endmost

First recorded in 1765–75; end ¹ + -most

Example Sentences

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endmost

Loosening this belt a little, as I tucked my toes tenaciously under the endmost bar, I undid and passed the two ends under one of the middle bars, fastening the clasp upon the other side.

From Dead Men Tell No Tales by Hornung, E. W. (Ernest William)

In the evening the endmost land lay North by east of us at about 7 miles' distance.

From The Part Borne by the Dutch in the Discovery of Australia 1606-1765 by Heeres, J. E. (Jan Ernst)

Across the clayey soil, now almost knee-deep in mud, the daring trio literally floundered, their immediate objective being the endmost of a line of tall trees at a distance of fifty yards from the cross-roads.

From Billy Barcroft, R.N.A.S. A story of the Great War by Westerman, Percy F. (Percy Francis)

There was a woman sitting in the endmost chair just across the aisle in line with them.

From Pointed Roofs Pilgrimage, Volume 1 by Richardson, Dorothy Miller

The Bahelia has several long shafts of bamboos called nāl or nār, which are tied together like a fishing rod, the endmost one being covered with bird-lime.

From The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India - Volume IV of IV Kumhar-Yemkala by Russell, R. V. (Robert Vane)