headmost
Americanadjective
adjective
Etymology
Origin of headmost
Example Sentences
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The breeze was favourable and fresh; but we were clear of the Sound, but a long way astern of the convoy, and none of the headmost men-of-war to be seen.
From Peter Simple by Marryat, Frederick
The headmost ship proved a two-decker of at least fifty guns.
From The Story of Commodore John Barry by Griffin, Martin I. J. (Martin Ignatius Joseph)
Position of the hostile fleets on the morning of the 23rd June 1795, when the headmost ships brought the rear of the enemy to action.
From Memoirs and Correspondence of Admiral Lord de Saumarez, Vol. I by Ross, John, Sir
The two schools unite in various degrees; but are always distinguishably generic, the two headmost masters representing each being Tintoret and Perugino.
From Ariadne Florentina Six Lectures on Wood and Metal Engraving by Ruskin, John
Both were riding in straggling clumps, and scarcely two hundred paces separated the rearmost of the pursued from the headmost of the pursuers.
From The War Trail The Hunt of the Wild Horse by Reid, Mayne
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