headmost
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The headmost ship proved a two-decker of at least fifty guns.
From The Story of Commodore John Barry by Martin I. J. (Martin Ignatius Joseph) Griffin
The Irresistible, Russell, Colossus, and Sanspareil were the headmost of our fleet after the Orion and Queen Charlotte, and engaged the enemy as they came up.
From Memoirs and Correspondence of Admiral Lord de Saumarez, Vol. I by Sir John Ross
The two schools unite in various degrees; but are always distinguishably generic, the two headmost masters representing each being Tintoret and Perugino.
From Ariadne Florentina Six Lectures on Wood and Metal Engraving by John Ruskin
“Don’t any of you fire till I tell you,” he said to his men, while he took aim so as to strike the ground a few yards in front of the headmost of the party.
From The Three Commanders by Thomas Cantrell Dugdale
“Land ahead!” was now cried out by Krantz, who was in the headmost boat, and the news was received with a shout of joy from the raft and the boats.
From The Phantom Ship by Frederick Marryat
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