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Definition of Headmost
1. a. Most advanced; most forward; as, the headmost ship in a fleet.
Definition of Headmost
1. Adjective. Closest to the front of a group or pack ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Headmost
1. foremost [adj] - See also: foremost
Lexicographical Neighbors of Headmost
Literary usage of Headmost
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Chronological History of the West Indies by Thomas Southey (1827)
"had passed the headmost of their opponents, tacked in succession, ... The headmost
of the British line would have cut them off before evening, ..."
2. An Essay on Naval Tactics: Systematical and Historical, with Explanatory by John Clerk (1827)
"Let it be supposed, in the course of some fortunate trip in working to windward,
that any number (say three or four) of the headmost ships of A have had it ..."
3. Memoirs and Correspondence of Admiral Lord De Saumarez: From Original Papers by John Ross (1838)
"... the headmost Ship, begins the battle.—Official Letter. —Two private
Accounts.—Returns to Portsmouth.—Expedition to Isle Dieu.—Returns to Spithead. ..."
4. Old Mortality by Walter Scott (1878)
"Several soldiers pursued him by command of their officer, but, being well mounted,
only the two headmost seemed likely to gain on him. ..."
5. The miscellaneous prose works of Sir Walter Scott by Walter Scott (1836)
"Buonaparte arrives at Smolensk, with the headmost division of the Grand
Army.— Calamitous Retreat of Ney's Division.— The whole French Army now collected at ..."
6. A Treatise on Naval Tactics by Paul Hoste, John Donaldson Boswall (1854)
"C, is at the point G, abreast of the headmost ship, E, at the point H, the headmost
ship, C, stands on the larboard line of bearing MO, her squadron ..."
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