headmost
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Implies anything in the rear, or farthest astern, as opposed to headmost.
From The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. by Belcher, Edward, Sir
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 English fleet bore up in chase; and, although the Prince of Wales was the worst-sailing ship in the fleet, by carrying a great press of sail she became the headmost.
From Memoirs and Correspondence of Admiral Lord de Saumarez. Vol II by Ross, John, Sir
Three hours later the headmost vessels were at the rude piers, and the people were swarming ashore.
From Roger Davis, Loyalist by Baird, Frank
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
