rearmostadj.
/ˈrɪəməʊst/, U.S. /ˈrɪrˌmoʊst/ Situated furthest in the rear; last or furthest back in position.
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1718 N. Rowe tr. Lucan Pharsalia ii. 82 The rest pursue their Course before the Wind, These of the Rear-most only left behind.
1747 S. Boyse Hist. Rev. Trans. Europe II. 106 He neglected to attack the rearmost Ships of Don Navarro's Division.
1788 F. Grose Mil. Antiq. II. 244 The rearmost of the gunners tents are in a line with the rear of the battalion tents.
1851 M. Reid Scalp Hunters II. viii. 146 As its [sc. a horse] feet rested on two [blankets] at a time, each, as it became the rearmost, was taken up, and spread again in front.
1880 Nature 12 Feb. 357/1 The rearmost end of this fragment.
1904 Times 25 May 10/1 We made out the three rearmost ships to be the Bayan, the Peresviet, and Pobieda.
1946 F. D. Davison Dusty ix. 96 With the dogs so far forward, the rearmost sheep..had a chance to break back.
2000 C. Tudge Variety of Life ii. x. 288 In beetles the mesothoracic wings are thickened to form shields or elytra, which protect the rearmost, flying wings.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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