headmost

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adjective

Closest to the front of a group or pack

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Meanings

adjectiveheadmost (not comparable)
  1. not comparableClosest to the front of a group or pack

    The headmost was a ship, and the other, a brig.

    1836, Richard Henry Dana, Two Years Before the Mast
    2 more examples

    The headmost hounds soon burst out of the coppice, followed by three or four riders with reckless haste, regardless of the broken and difficult nature of the ground. "

    1859, Sir Walter Scott, “Rob Roy”, in Arthur Mee and J.A. Hammerton, Eds., editor, The World's Greatest Books, Vol VIII

    We were now the headmost line of battle ship and gaining fast upon the enemy; but the main part of our fleet seemed rather to drop from them.

    1914, Ernest Scott, The Life of Captain Matthew Flinders

Origin

From head + -most.

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Translations

Bulgarian челен
  • челен (čelen)Closest to the front of a group or pack
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APA

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MLA

“headmost.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/headmost. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

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