south-southeast

[south-south-eest, sou-sou-eest]

noun

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

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

noun

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

adjective

1. in, from, or towards this direction

Example Sentences

"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."

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

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

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

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Henri was located a few hundred miles south-southeast of Cape Hatteras, North Carolina on Friday morning.

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