headmost
Americanadjective
adjective
Etymology
Origin of headmost
Example Sentences
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The English fleet bore up in chase; and, although the Prince of Wales was the worst-sailing ship in the fleet, by carrying a great press of sail she became the headmost.
From Memoirs and Correspondence of Admiral Lord de Saumarez. Vol II by Sir John Ross
“Don’t any of you fire till I tell you,” he said to his men, while he took aim so as to strike the ground a few yards in front of the headmost of the party.
From The Three Commanders by Thomas Cantrell Dugdale
It was the admiral’s intention not to make the signal of battle but only of defiance, when he had got abreast of the enemy’s headmost ship.
From John Deane of Nottingham Historic Adventures by Land and Sea by William Henry Giles Kingston
Three hours later the headmost vessels were at the rude piers, and the people were swarming ashore.
From Roger Davis, Loyalist by Frank Baird
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 Frederick Marryat
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