Definitions for sternmost

sternmost stern·most

Spelling: [sturn-mohst or, esp. British, -muh st]
IPA: /ˈstɜrn moʊst or, esp. British, -məst/

Sternmost is a 9 letter English word. It's valid Words with friends word worth 13 points.

You can make 362 anagrams from letters in sternmost (emnorsstt).

Definitions for sternmost

adjective

  1. farthest aft.
  2. nearest the stern.

Origin of sternmost

First recorded in 1615-25; stern2 + -most

Examples for sternmost

The British seamen cheered and, opening fire from their big guns, were soon up to the sternmost junks.

On the 24th, about two in the morning, they came up within call of the sternmost, there being then very little wind.

After a while, the four sternmost schooners of our line kept off, according to orders, but the Julia and Growler still stood on.

It must have been near midnight, when the enemy began to fire at the Fair American, the sternmost vessel of our weather line.

On the high tower of the caravel, his arm round the sternmost mast, stood d'Aguilar, shouting commands to his crew.

They found and entered it, a small place, but richly furnished, with a carved crucifix screwed to its sternmost wall.

At this time our sternmost vessels were two leagues off, and the commodore wore round, and hauled up on the other tack.

The viceroy pursued, and towards evening came up with the sternmost, having left his own fleet far behind.

The Centurion came up with the sternmost ship of the enemy about four in the afternoon.

Early on the morning of the 24th he again came within hail of the sternmost of the French ships.

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