east-southeast

American  

[eest-south-eest, eest-sou-eest] / ˈistˌsaʊθˈist, ˈistˌsaʊˈist /

noun

1. the point on a compass midway between east and southeast.

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adjective

1. coming from this point.

   an east-southeast wind.

2. directed toward this point.

   an east-southeast course.

adverb

1. toward this point: ESE

   sailing east-southeast.

east-southeast British  

noun

1. the point on the compass or the direction midway between east and southeast, 112° 30′ clockwise from north

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adjective

1. in, from, or towards this direction

Example Sentences

Sunday, the storm was about 95 miles east-southeast of Cozumel, Mexico, moving northeast at 3 mph with highest sustained winds of 40 mph, forecasters said.

From Washington Times • Aug. 27, 2023

The Titan had hitched a ride to the Titanic’s resting spot—about 400 miles east-southeast off Newfoundland—with a Canadian research ship called the Polar Prince.

From Scientific American • Jun. 20, 2023

The center of the storm was about 40 miles east-southeast of Guam at about 1:30 p.m. on Wednesday, the Weather Service said in an update.

From New York Times • May 24, 2023

Both will be higher in the east-southeast around 4:30 a.m.

From Washington Post • May 29, 2022

At first they could see nothing, and then from the east-southeast came a thick flow of ice on a riptide current, like a wide river of tumbling, churning chunks and floes.

From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong