headmost

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“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 Marryat, Frederick

Both were riding in straggling clumps, and scarcely two hundred paces separated the rearmost of the pursued from the headmost of the pursuers.

From The War Trail The Hunt of the Wild Horse by Reid, Mayne

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

“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

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