south-southeast

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

/ ˈsaʊθˌsaʊθˈist; Nautical ˈsaʊˌsaʊˈist /

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noun

the point on the compass midway between south and southeast.

adjective

coming from this point: a south-southeast wind.

directed toward this point: a south-southeast course.

adverb

toward this point: sailing south-southeast.Abbreviation: SSE

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Words nearby south-southeast

South Sea Bubble, South Sea Islands, South Seas, South Shetland Islands, South Shields, south-southeast, south-southeastward, south-southwest, south-southwestward, South St. Paul, South Suburban

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How to use south-southeast in a sentence

A Tarascan village 27 kilometers by road south-southeast of Carapan; pine forest.
The Amphibians and Reptiles of Michoacn, Mxico|William E. Duellman
The sun shone down warmly; it was almost sultry, and now and then there came a puff of wind from the south-southeast.
The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, Volume 11|Friedrich Spielhagen
At the south-southeast there is another cut, through which a small affluent pours into the main stream.
The Bontoc Igorot|Albert Ernest Jenks
It was oriented on a north-northwest—south-southeast axis, quite without reference to the wall system.
The Cultural History of Marlborough, Virginia|C. Malcolm Watkins

On reaching the sea we set our course due east, with the wind south-southeast, and made good progress.
Journal of Jasper Danckaerts, 1679-1680|Jasper Danckaerts

British Dictionary definitions for south-southeast

south-southeast

noun

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

adjective, adverb

in, from, or towards this direction

Symbol: SSE

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