east-southeast
the point on a compass midway between east and southeast.
coming from this point: an east-southeast wind.
directed toward this point: an east-southeast course.
toward this point: sailing east-southeast.Abbreviation: ESE
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How to use east-southeast in a sentence
A village 21 kilometers east-southeast of Quiroga; mesquite-grassland and scrubby oak forest.
The Amphibians and Reptiles of Michoacn, Mxico | William E. DuellmanA small village 23 kilometers east-southeast of Cuatro Caminos; arid tropical scrub forest.
The Amphibians and Reptiles of Michoacn, Mxico | William E. DuellmanLong Island stretches into the sea for the most part east by south and east-southeast.
Journal of Jasper Danckaerts, 1679-1680 | Jasper DanckaertsOur course until noon was east-southeast; the latitude was 59°; the distance 104 miles.
Journal of Jasper Danckaerts, 1679-1680 | Jasper DanckaertsThe wind east-southeast, and we therefore sailed along the shore past Orfordness into the sea.
Journal of Jasper Danckaerts, 1679-1680 | Jasper Danckaerts
British Dictionary definitions for east-southeast
the point on the compass or the direction midway between east and southeast, 112° 30′ clockwise from north
in, from, or towards this direction
- Symbol: ESE
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