headmost

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The tents were scarcely pitched before we saw two kaiyacks coming towards us from the westward, and the man in the headmost accepted, without hesitation, our invitation to land.

From Narrative of a Second Expedition to the Shores of the Polar Sea by Franklin, John

The enemy’s boats were now drawing uncomfortably near, and the headmost ones had begun to fire, though their shot did not reach us.

From Salt Water The Sea Life and Adventures of Neil D'Arcy the Midshipman by Lacey, C. J. de

“I feel somewhat inclined to squeak, as a hare does when a greyhound catches hold of her, but I won’t,” said Jack, as the headmost canoe got almost up to them.

From The Three Midshipmen by Prout, Victor

Though he endeavoured to near them, he intended not to make any attack until the Defiance had got abreast of the headmost.

From How Britannia Came to Rule the Waves Updated to 1900 by Kingston, William Henry Giles

Our headmost ships denoted by signal that they consisted of fourteen sail of the line and eleven frigates.

From Memoirs and Correspondence of Admiral Lord de Saumarez, Vol. I by Ross, John, Sir