rearmost

adj

rearmost

adj

Etymology From rear + -most.

1

Furthest to the rear.

  • The rearmost member of the strike team walked backward to guard them from a surprise attack from behind.
  • As I tramped along, the rearmost of the four, I could not help smiling at the appearance of my three companions in front.1912, Arthur Conan Doyle, The Lost World […], London; New York, N.Y.: Hodder and Stoughton, →OCLC:

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