headmost
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“Don’t any of you fire till I tell you,” he said to his men, while he took aim so as to strike the ground a few yards in front of the headmost of the party.
From The Three Commanders by Dugdale, Thomas Cantrell
The headmost fired a shot at the schooner—to try the range, I suppose—but it fell short.
From The Young Llanero A Story of War and Wild Life in Venezuela by Kingston, William Henry Giles
A shot from the headmost one could now have reached us, but she appeared to be waiting for the other to get up with her.
From The Young Llanero A Story of War and Wild Life in Venezuela 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 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
