That goes or has gone before, preceding (in position or time).

Most forward or advanced in position; = foremost, adj. 3a. Chiefly Nautical, with reference to a ship at the front of a line or group of ships…

Coming first or in front; leading the way.

Of something at rest or in motion: foremost or most advanced in position.

attributive. Going before or in front (in space); leading the way. Obsolete.

Foremost, leading. Also, fore-a-hand. forehand stone (Curling): see quot. Also elliptical or quasi-n.: The first or foremost player.

That has the front place; that goes first or in front on the line of movement. leading wheels: the front pair of wheels of a locomotive (so leading…

Used in the sense of ‘leading’.

Foremost.

= first flight (see flight, n.1 8d); also attributive.