westernmost

adjective

west·​ern·​most ˈwe-stərn-ˌmōst How to pronounce westernmost (audio)
: furthest to the west
… wild species in the westernmost Amazon of Colombia and Ecuador.— Richard Evans Schultes
The view in the photographs is near the western boundary of the westernmost county in Kansas …— Thomas & Geraldine Vale

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It is being held in the vicinity of Guam, America's westernmost territory and a U.S. military hub, which can project power within the first and second island chains. — Russel Honoré, Newsweek, 6 Mar. 2025 At present, no deck planks remain on the wider, westernmost portion of the pier called the hammerhead. — Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Feb. 2025 The current forecast track brings the center of the storm along the westernmost portions of the Houston metro later this morning and early this afternoon. — Bryce Buyakie, Austin American-Statesman, 8 July 2024 Sutro Heights, located at the westernmost point of Lands End on the former site of Sutro Baths, is one of the most beautiful places to watch the sunset with views of Ocean Beach. — Nadia Lopez, Axios, 10 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for westernmost

Word History

First Known Use

1589, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of westernmost was in 1589

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