Headmost
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Headmost is an adjective meaning Closest to the front of a group or pack.
Meaning
Closest to the front of a group or pack.
Example Sentences
The headmost was a ship, and the other, a brig.
We were now the headmost line of battle ship and gaining fast upon the enemy; but the main part of our fleet seemed rather to drop from them.
The headmost hounds soon burst out of the coppice, followed by three or four riders with reckless haste, regardless of the broken and difficult nature of the ground. "
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include headward, anteriormost, anterior, heads-up, frontalmost, head-on.
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