sternmost

They found and entered it, a small place, but richly furnished, with a carved crucifix screwed to its sternmost wall.
Fair Margaret|H. Rider Haggard
Early 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. Kingston
The 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. Kingston
The viceroy pursued, and towards evening came up with the sternmost, having left his own fleet far behind.
A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels, Volume VI|Robert Kerr

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

sternmost

/ (ˈstɜːnˌməʊst) /

adjective nautical

farthest to the stern; aftmost

nearest the stern

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