sternmost
Origin of sternmost
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How to use sternmost in a sentence
They found and entered it, a small place, but richly furnished, with a carved crucifix screwed to its sternmost wall.
Fair Margaret | H. Rider HaggardEarly on the morning of the 24th he again came within hail of the sternmost of the French ships.
How Britannia Came to Rule the Waves | W.H.G. KingstonThe British seamen cheered and, opening fire from their big guns, were soon up to the sternmost junks.
How Britannia Came to Rule the Waves | W.H.G. KingstonThe viceroy pursued, and towards evening came up with the sternmost, having left his own fleet far behind.
The sternmost was luffing up with the intention of reaching the Constitution's quarter.
Yankee Ships and Yankee Sailors: Tales of 1812 | James Barnes
British Dictionary definitions for sternmost
/ (ˈstɜːnˌməʊst) /
farthest to the stern; aftmost
nearest the stern
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