eastmost
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of eastmost
1275–1325; Middle English estmest, Old English ēastmest. See east, -most
Example Sentences
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The westmost end of the Aleutians is only 660 miles from Japan's eastmost naval base, Horomushiro, while Yokohama is 3,400 miles from fortified Honolulu.
From Time Magazine Archive
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Also towards the S.E. there are three trees, the eastmost being the highest, the middle one resembling a hay-stack, and that to the southward like a gibbet.
From A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 07 by Kerr, Robert
The torrent which discharges itself from Loch Vennachar, the lowest and eastmost of the three lakes which form the scenery adjoining to the Trosachs, sweeps through a flat and extensive moor, called Bochastle.
From The Lady of the Lake by Scott, Walter, Sir
The road for ships is between the before-mentioned rock and the eastmost island.
It will be noticed how the cable moulding above the arches passes round some of the western vaulting shafts, and is cut away for those at the eastmost end of the nave.
From Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Gloucester [2nd ed.] A Description of Its Fabric and A Brief History of the Espicopal See by Massé, H. J. L. J. (Henri Jean Louis Joseph)
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