southmost
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of southmost
before 900; Middle English southmest, Old English sūthmest; see south, -most
Example Sentences
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The intersection where Oxlaj Pérez was struck sits in a school zone, on the southmost corner of Thomas Jefferson Middle School, and is crossed frequently by pedestrians to reach the school and community center.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 6, 2022
British Columbia or Alaska, thence to bear along the Aleutian Islands, the southmost tip of Kamchatka, Siberia and across the stepping stones of the Kurile Islands to Japan.
From Time Magazine Archive
Radio messages stated that they had paused at their fuel cache on Karagin Island off the Kamchatka Peninsula, then flown down to Petropavlovsk near the southmost tip of the peninsula.
From Time Magazine Archive
I see Queen Annet of the southmost Unseelie Court, the Court of Moths, signal to her courtiers to leave the hall.
From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black
It was necessary, if F12A was to be held by us, that the southmost stretch of F13 should be cleared of the enemy.
From The Fifth Battalion Highland Light Infantry in the War 1914-1918 by Morrison, F. L.
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