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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The road for ships is between the before-mentioned rock and the eastmost island.
I was born during the night of the 15th of October, 1765, in that little house, standing by itself, not many yards from the eastmost side of the Flesh Market Gate, Dalkeith.
From Amusing Prose Chap Books by Various
Close by was Cabo de Pera, the eastmost point of the island.
From The Fortunate Isles Life and Travel in Majorca, Minorca and Iviza by Boyd, Mary Stuart
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
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