bottommost

adjective

ˈbä-tə(m)-ˌmōst How to pronounce bottommost (audio)
Definition of bottommostnext
1
as in latest
following all others of the same kind in order or time the bottommost part of the wine list is where you'll find good but inexpensive choices

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2
as in bottom
of, relating to, or located at the bottom the bottommost rung of the ladder is broken

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Recent Examples of bottommost It was later determined that a design failure caused the keel, a fin-like structure on the bottommost part of the ship used for stability, to separate from the hull, the main body of the boat. — Mark Gray, People.com, 30 June 2025 The first leg of the mission appeared to proceed smoothly, with the Falcon 9 using its first-stage booster — the bottommost part of the rocket with nine engines that provide the initial burst of power at liftoff — to propel itself toward space. — Jackie Wattles, CNN, 26 July 2024 Waterproof fabric should be the bottommost layer to prevent leakage. — Nicole Crawford, Verywell Health, 6 May 2024 State and national park permits, safety inspection stickers, electronic toll collection devices and GPS and navigation systems can legally be mounted or located at the bottommost portion of the windshield, according to the driver's manual. — Tim Harlow, Star Tribune, 26 Apr. 2021 See All Example Sentences for bottommost
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bottommost
  1. latest
  2. bottom
  3. last
  4. lower
  5. final
  6. lowermost
  7. latter
  8. low
Adjective
  • The video is the latest in a lengthy stream of controversies the probation department has faced in recent years.
    — James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 15 Feb. 2023
  • The American Western drama is the latest of Taylor Sheridan's ever-growing Yellowstone franchise surrounding the legacy of the Dutton family from west of the Mississippi.
    — Sabrina Park, Harper's BAZAAR, 14 Feb. 2023
Definition of latest
Adjective
  • Additionally, the facility had 130 rodent droppings throughout the facility including among debris underneath the fish tank, on the bottom shelf of the cart and rodent urine on the floor in the back upstairs room.
    — Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 16 Oct. 2026
  • The bottom-barrel sentiment also reflects a buildup of workers having to endure six years filled with crises, including a global pandemic, Daniel Zhao, chief economist at Glassdoor said at the time of the report’s release in late September.
    — Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of bottom
Adjective
  • One flight last week leaving from al-Qassim airport north of Riyadh to Geneva, sold for €94,000 ($105,000), compared with a price of about €60,000 ($67,000) before the closure of the main airport in Riyadh.
    — Melissa Hancock, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2026
  • As of last week, Moore is calling offensive plays for the Cougars, and the team has also made a change at quarterback.
    — Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of last
Adjective
  • Despite those lower court rulings, the practice has continued nationally, said Gregory Chen, the senior director of government relations for the Immigration Lawyers Association.
    — Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 3 Sep. 2025
  • And ultimately, the Supreme Court overruled those lower court rulings and did declare the embryos as children qualifying under the wrongful death statute.
    — Dana Taylor, USA TODAY, 1 Mar. 2024
Definition of lower
Adjective
  • Junior finance candidates at GoCardless used to be given a data set and a copy of Excel as part of the final round of testing.
    — Sam Birchall, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Future vehicles will also be able to check their electrical connections during assembly, potentially eliminating a final electrical validation step.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of final
Adjective
  • But others have argued that the helium-3 could instead be coming from somewhere deep and stable in the lowermost mantle.
    — Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 4 Aug. 2025
  • In the 1920s, a surgeon named Frederick Barrington, of University College London, went looking for the on-off switch in the brainstem, the lowermost part of the brain that connects with the spinal cord.
    — Emily Underwood, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 June 2024
Definition of lowermost
Adjective
  • SpaceX thinks these latter two segments will continue to boom.
    — Mike Wall, Space.com, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Even without their local ties, Gash are a shoe-in at Eaux Claires, the Wisconsin music festival founded by Justin Vernon that expands on the experimental curiosity and unhurried approach at the heart of Bon Iver’s latter career.
    — Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of latter
Adjective
  • The wide availability of low-cost, powerful open models is one reason Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei has warned that open models in particular pose a risk of widespread and potentially devastating cyber attacks.
    — Emily Forlini, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2026
  • America's ability to compete internationally, which has become a central argument for expanding AI infrastructure, ranks much lower.
    — Will Johnson, Time, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of low

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