westmost
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of westmost
before 900; Middle English; replacing Middle English, Old English westmest; see west, -most
Example Sentences
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The westmost end of the Aleutians is only 660 miles from Japan's eastmost naval base, Horomushiro, while Yokohama is 3,400 miles from fortified Honolulu.
From Time Magazine Archive
On the way up, as they were passing along the westmost sector of the Eski line, one of our most promising young N.C.O.'s—Corpl.
From The Fifth Battalion Highland Light Infantry in the War 1914-1918 by F. L. Morrison
This is also true of the westmost or “Becket window,” as it is called, because it shows scenes from that martyr’s life.
From Stained Glass Tours in England by Charles Hitchcock Sherrill
"There are no rivulets or springs in the island of Feror, the westmost of the Canaries."
From The Grammar of English Grammars by Goold Brown
Northward of this section the Andes break into three distinct ranges, the east-most running north-eastward into Venezuela, the westmost running north-westward to the Isthmus of Panama.
From The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 2 Amiel to Atrauli by Various
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