headmost
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It was the admiral’s intention not to make the signal of battle but only of defiance, when he had got abreast of the enemy’s headmost ship.
From John Deane of Nottingham Historic Adventures by Land and Sea by Kingston, William Henry Giles
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 English fleet bore up in chase; and, although the Prince of Wales was the worst-sailing ship in the fleet, by carrying a great press of sail she became the headmost.
From Memoirs and Correspondence of Admiral Lord de Saumarez. Vol II by Ross, John, Sir
The headmost rider was a gentleman in a fashionable travelling dress; a little way behind were an officer, two soldiers, and a boy in livery.
From The Bible in Spain Vol. 1 [of 2] by Borrow, George Henry
Our headmost ships denoted by signal that they consisted of fourteen sail of the line and eleven frigates.
From Memoirs and Correspondence of Admiral Lord de Saumarez, Vol. I by Ross, John, Sir
