northmost

[ nawrth-mohstor, especially British, -muhst ]

adjective

1. northernmost.

Word History and Origins

Origin of northmost¹

before 900; Old English northmest (not recorded in ME); north, -most

Example Sentences

The shorter diagonal, from northmost base of Ziscaberg to southmost of Hradschin, is perhaps a couple of miles.

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Seymour, as the fast racer, was given the northmost route; Rolf took the middle.

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The rocks we were so near running upon were off the northmost isle, which we named the Island of Deceit.

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(Um is the same in sound and sense with Ush the dawn, appearing from the eastern ridge of the northmost mountain).

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They place it near the northmost of the two curtained columns.

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Related Words

• northward