south-southeast

American  

[south-south-eest, sou-sou-eest] / ˈsaʊθˌsaʊθˈist, ˈsaʊˌsaʊˈist /

noun

1. the point on the compass midway between south and southeast.

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adjective

1. coming from this point.

   a south-southeast wind.

2. directed toward this point.

   a south-southeast course.

adverb

1. toward this point: SSE

   sailing south-southeast.

south-southeast British  

noun

1. the point on the compass or the direction midway between southeast and south; 157° 30′ clockwise from north

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adjective

1. in, from, or towards this direction

Example Sentences

The Category 5 hurricane was approaching the country Tuesday morning, producing 180 miles-an-hour winds and churning about 50 miles south-southeast of the western Jamaica town Negril.

From The Wall Street Journal

"We were waiting for it to show its face, and now we're seeing that it's hitting the south-southeast with these intense rains."

From Reuters

Kay was located about 165 miles south-southeast of San Diego, California and was moving northwest at 13 mph.

From Washington Times

In their first autumn, young birds follow inherited instructions such as “fly southwest for three weeks and then south-southeast for two weeks.”

From Scientific American

The Athens Geodynamic Institute said the epicenter was about 150 miles south-southeast of Athens.

From Washington Post