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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • adjective Nearest the stern; farthest aft.
  • adjective Nearest the end or rear; hindmost or last.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • Hindmost; nautical, nearest the stern: opposed to foremost.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • adjective Hindmost; -- opposed to foremost.
  • adjective (Naut.) Nearest the stern; most aft.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • adjective nautical Nearest the stern of a vessel; hindmost.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • adjective located closest to the stern or tail

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  • And so they followed into a small dining-room in the aftermost house.

    Robur the Conqueror 2003

  • Thus, the mizzentop is that platform on the aftermost mast, or “mizzenmast.”

    A Furnace Afloat JOE JACKSON 2003

  • GLOSSARY bark (also “barque”): a three-masted sailing vessel with the aftermost mast (mizzenmast) rigged fore-and-aft like a schooner, and the fore and main masts square-rigged.

    A Furnace Afloat JOE JACKSON 2003

  • In the ruins of the aftermost cabin he had found a considerable sum of money, quite enough to provide for himself and companions without applying to anyone for help.

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  • Then, at 9: 45 a.m., a 13. 5-inch armor-piercing shell from Lion struck the after deck of Seydlitz and pierced the armor of the aftermost turret.

    Castles of Steel Massie, Robert K., 1929- 2003

  • Sancho was seated on the captain's stage, close to the aftermost rower on the right – hand side.

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  • The lady hole was the aftermost corner of the Pucelle's hold, a triangular space made where the hull supported the rudder.

    Sharpe's Trafalgar Cornwell, Bernard, 1944- 2000

  • By leaving the aftermost sail half hoisted he turned the ship into a giant weather vane.

    Sharpe's Devil Cornwell, Bernard 1992

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