westernmost

[ wes-tern-mohstor, especially British, -muhst ]

adjective

1. most western or westerly; farthest west.

Word History and Origins

Origin of westernmost¹

First recorded in 1695–1705; western + -most

Example Sentences

The new park, to be built adjacent to the westernmost of the three 11th Street bridges, was inspired by projects such as New York’s High Line, an elevated railway line remade as a garden promenade.

From Washington Post

The road’s 92-mile route winds up, over and around sheer mountain passes before dead-ending at an old mining community at its westernmost point.

From Washington Post

The bus journey ended at the westernmost tip of the island, the old Royal Navy Dockyard.

From The Daily Beast

We make our way to Castillo San Felipe del Morro, a 16th-century fortress on the westernmost tip of the island.

From The Daily Beast

At its westernmost end, about four miles North by East 1/2 East from the west end of m., is a dry sand of small extent.

From Project Gutenberg

A boat landed on the south-westernmost islet, and found it inhabited only by birds, but clothed with shrubs and wild grapes.

From Project Gutenberg

The Organ stands under the westernmost arch of the choir on the north side.

From Project Gutenberg

The westernmost is the most convenient for sailing in or out but is not well sheltered from a north-west wind or sea.

From Project Gutenberg

This island is a high mountain with a sharp-pointed top, and is the north-westernmost of all the Friendly Islands.

From Project Gutenberg