Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- adj. Nearest the stern; farthest aft.
- adj. Nearest the end or rear; hindmost or last.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- Hindmost; nautical, nearest the stern: opposed to foremost.
Wiktionary
GNU Webster's 1913
- adj. Hindmost; -- opposed to
foremost . - adj. Nearest the stern; most aft.
WordNet 3.0
- adj. located closest to the stern or tail
Examples
“The aftermost affair that best car owners charge is the added bulk of replacing beat out parts.”
“As a aftermost resort you can consistently analysis out car allotment banker magazines.”
“In the ruins of the aftermost cabin he had found a considerable sum of money, quite enough to provide for himself and companions without applying to anyone for help.”
“And so they followed into a small dining-room in the aftermost house.”
“Thus, the mizzentop is that platform on the aftermost mast, or “mizzenmast.””
“GLOSSARY bark (also “barque”): a three-masted sailing vessel with the aftermost mast (mizzenmast) rigged fore-and-aft like a schooner, and the fore and main masts square-rigged.”
“Then, at 9: 45 a.m., a 13. 5-inch armor-piercing shell from Lion struck the after deck of Seydlitz and pierced the armor of the aftermost turret.”
Castles of Steel
“Sancho was seated on the captain's stage, close to the aftermost rower on the right – hand side.”
“The lady hole was the aftermost corner of the Pucelle's hold, a triangular space made where the hull supported the rudder.”
Sharpe's Trafalgar
“By leaving the aftermost sail half hoisted he turned the ship into a giant weather vane.”
Sharpe's Devil
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