east-southeast

[ eest-south-eest; Nautical eest-sou-eest ]

/ ˈistˌsaʊθˈist; Nautical ˈistˌsaʊˈist /

Navigation, Surveying

noun

the point on a compass midway between east and southeast.

adjective

coming from this point: an east-southeast wind.

directed toward this point: an east-southeast course.

adverb

toward this point: sailing east-southeast. Abbreviation: ESE

Nearby words

east suffolk, east sussex, east timor, east timorese, east-northeast, east-southeast, east-west, east., eastbound, eastbourne, easter

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Examples from the Web for east-southeast

He continued towards the northwest, then turned his course to the east-southeast, east and southeast.
The Life of Christopher Columbus from his own Letters and Journals|Edward Everett Hale
It runs mostly east and east-southeast, and west and west-northwest.
Journal of Jasper Danckaerts, 1679-1680|Jasper Danckaerts
A double-topped mountain, about southeast by east, and another portion of the same, east-southeast.
The Maine Woods|Henry David Thoreau
The ship b has the wind at east-southeast and is in the dangerous semicircle.
Meteorology|Charles Fitzhugh Talman

The wind then hauled day after day as it moderated, till it stood again at the normal point, east-southeast.
Sailing Alone Around The World|Joshua Slocum

British Dictionary definitions for east-southeast

east-southeast

noun

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

adjective, adverb

in, from, or towards this direction

Symbol: ESE

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