headmost

Example Sentences

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Though he endeavoured to near them, he intended not to make any attack until the Defiance had got abreast of the headmost.

From How Britannia Came to Rule the Waves Updated to 1900 by Kingston, William Henry Giles

The headmost one, a frigate, signalled to us to heave-to, an order our captain very unwillingly obeyed.

From Will Weatherhelm The Yarn of an Old Sailor by Webb, Archibald

The next day—Sunday—the frigates chased the "Raleigh" from nine in the morning until five in the afternoon when, nearing each other, the "Raleigh" hoisted her colors and the headmost frigate "hoisted St. George's ensign."

From The Story of Commodore John Barry by Griffin, Martin I. J. (Martin Ignatius Joseph)

“Land ahead!” was now cried out by Krantz, who was in the headmost boat, and the news was received with a shout of joy from the raft and the boats.

From The Phantom Ship by Marryat, Frederick

“Our Captain knows what he is about,” observed Paul Pringle in his usual quiet way, as some of the frigate’s shots were seen to strike the headmost of one of the French ships.

From True Blue by Kingston, William Henry Giles