headmost
Example Sentences
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The three headmost canoes were paddled by elderly men, who, most probably, had been selected to open the communication.
From Narrative of a Second Expedition to the Shores of the Polar Sea by Franklin, John
The two headmost French ships then tacked, one placing herself alongside to windward, and the other on the Glatton’s bow, while the other ships engaged her on her lee-quarter and stern.
From How Britannia Came to Rule the Waves Updated to 1900 by Kingston, William Henry Giles
The breeze was favourable and fresh; but we were clear of the Sound, but a long way astern of the convoy, and none of the headmost men-of-war to be seen.
From Peter Simple by Marryat, Frederick
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 brig, which was the headmost of the two vessels, was now nearly crossing our stern.
From Percival Keene by Marryat, Frederick
