east-southeast

American  

[eest-sauth-eest, eest-sau-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

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east-southeast

According to the agency, the epicenter was about five miles east-southeast of Cloverdale, around 19 miles from Clearlake and 22 miles from Santa Rosa.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 29, 2026

Early Sunday morning, Nigel was in the open Atlantic, about 980 miles northeast of the Lesser Antilles and 1,180 miles east-southeast of Bermuda.

From New York Times ● Sep. 17, 2023

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

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