aftermost

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The aftermost of these was the cabin, where hung the cots of the captain and Riland himself.

From Slate • May 18, 2015

Lead aft to a snatch block fast to the aftermost ringbolts and forward free.

From Time Magazine Archive

To keep the profile in balance, Disdale has pulled the aftermost portion of the bulwark inward a slight bit and painted it a light gray, the universally favored hue for marine camouflage.

From Time Magazine Archive

The foremost and aftermost plank in a strake, which drops short of the stem or stern-post.

From The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. by Belcher, Edward, Sir

As she did so, our next aftermost gun was manned and fired, cutting away her head rails, and, what was of greater consequence, the gammoning of her bowsprit.

From Marmaduke Merry A Tale of Naval Adventures in Bygone Days by Kingston, William Henry Giles