westernmost

American  

[wes-tern-mohst, -muhst] / ˈwɛs tərnˌmoʊst, -məst /

adjective

1. most western or westerly; farthest west.

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westernmost British  

/ ˈwɛstənˌməʊst /

adjective

1. situated or occurring farthest west

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Etymology

Origin of westernmost

First recorded in 1695–1705; western + -most

Example Sentences

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westernmost

However, uncertainty remains over their tracks, with the possibility Lowell could pass close to the archipelago's westernmost islands.

From Barron's ● Sep. 2, 2026

Soon the family finds itself at the mercy of poor soil, fickle weather and a heartless landlord on “the westernmost scrap of Europe.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 29, 2026

Those river systems and their surrounding basins also mark the westernmost and easternmost known distribution limits of the species described in the study.

From Science Daily ● Apr. 21, 2026

In mid-October, he told his tens of thousands of social media followers that an earthquake would soon hit at the westernmost point of California, south of the small coastal city of Eureka.

From BBC ● Mar. 22, 2025

It was close to the westernmost of the Nile’s seven mouths, the Canopic, but far enough away to avoid having its harbor silted up by the river’s outflow.

From "Circumference" by Nicholas Nicastro