Rearmost

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Furthest to the rear.

    "The rearmost member of the strike team walked backward to guard them from a surprise attack from behind."

Adjective
  1. 1
    located farthest to the rear wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
afteraftbackbackmostbackwardhind

Example

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"The stern is the rearmost part of a ship. The front is called the bow."

Etymology

From rear + -most.

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