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sternmost, a.|ˈstɜːnməʊst, -məst|
[f. stern n.3 + -most.]
1. Farthest in the rear, last in a line of ships.
1622R. Hawkins Voy. S. Sea iv. 9 The Vice-admirall that should haue beene starnmost of all, was the headmost. 1727A. Hamilton New Acc. E. Ind. II. l. 226, I kept in the headmost Jonk, and a good Officer in the sternmost. 1838Southey in Q. Rev. LXII. 7 Under a press of sail, he came alongside the sternmost ship.
2. Nearest the stern.
1838Civil Engin. & Arch. Jrnl. I. 341/2 Mr. Abbinet, with a magazine of 200 lbs. of powder, blew off about 30 feet of the sternmost part of the wreck. 1914Glasgow Herald 31 Aug. 7 The sternmost funnel was shot clean away. |