headmost
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Cobb being the headmost passes the Narrows, but is too late to get over the Falls and obliged to come too in a little cove below.
From Glimpses of the Past History of the River St. John, A.D. 1604-1784 by Raymond, W. O. (William Odber)
As they required to make several tacks for this purpose, it was past one o'clock before the headmost ships could clear Cabrita Point, when they brought to, to wait for the others to join them.
From Memoirs and Correspondence of Admiral Lord de Saumarez, Vol. I by Ross, John, Sir
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 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
With a fair wind from the north-northwest Captain Foley in the Goliath at 6 p.m. reached the Guerrier, the headmost of the thirteen ships in the enemy line.
From A History of Sea Power by Stevens, William Oliver
