rearmost

adjective

rear·​most ˈrir-ˌmōst How to pronounce rearmost (audio)
: farthest in the rear : last

Examples of rearmost in a Sentence

the rearmost part of the building the rearmost people in the cafeteria line often get the dregs that nobody wanted and for good reason
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On Monday, Williams strutted to her place at the rearmost line of the court in a white tennis skirt, matching buttoned polo shirt and jacket, custom made by ERL, the label founded by Los Angeles native Eli Russell Linnetz. Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 26 Aug. 2025 To avoid the hassle of scrounging in the cargo hold to access their necessaries and furry companions, when in the rearmost position, special storage bins for hand luggage or pet carriers (all of these accessories presumably Bentley branded) emerge from the floor. Brett Berk, Robb Report, 8 July 2025 In certain crashes, passengers' heads could come in contact with the C-pillar, or one of the rearmost structures in the car, and the pillar may not absorb the impact to the extent required in Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards. Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 17 June 2025 Custom side storage boxes with MOLLE panels stand in for the rearmost windows on the hardtop. New Atlas, 16 May 2025 The rearmost skid thickness measured 8.6mm at two points and 8.5mm at another — below the minimum 9mm thickness, which means an automatic disqualification. Yara Elshebiny, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2025 The asterisk on that stat is that the two rearmost perches are alfresco, facing each other across the stumpy pickup bed—the world's fanciest Subaru BRAT. Ezra Dyer, Car and Driver, 4 Sep. 2023

Word History

First Known Use

1718, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of rearmost was in 1718

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“Rearmost.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rearmost. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

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rearmost

adjective
rear·​most ˈri(ə)r-ˌmōst How to pronounce rearmost (audio)
: farthest in the rear : last
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