eastermost

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Adjective

eastermost (not comparable)

1. (archaic) easternmost
   • 1591, Robert Kerr, A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels, Volume X‎^[1]:

     [139] [Footnote 139: Isola de Tierra, the eastermost of these islands of Juan Fernandez, in lat. 33 deg. 42' S. and long. 79 deg. 5' E. is about 15 English miles from E. to W. by 5-1/2 miles in its greatest breadth from N. to S. Besides this and Isola de Fuera, mentioned in the text, there is still a third, or smallest island, a mile and a half south from the S.W. end of the Isola de Tierra, called Isola de Cabras or Conejos, Goat or Rabbit island, three English miles from N.W. to S.E. and a mile in breadth.

   • 1824, Robert Kerr, A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels, Volume VII‎^[2]:

     Two miles beyond the eastermost town there are black rocks, which continue to the uttermost cape or point of the land for the space of a league, after which the land runs E.N.E. Some negroes came down to these black rocks, whence they waved a white flag for us to land; but as we were near the principal town, we continued our course along shore, and when we had opened the point of land we perceived another head-land about a league farther on, having a rock lying off to sea, which was thought to be the place of which were in search.

   • 1907, John Biddulph, The Pirates of Malabar, and An Englishwoman in India Two Hundred Years Ago‎^[3]:

     Commodore, and ranged a line from the eastermost part of the fortifications to the outer part of the harbour.

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