south-southwest

[south-south-west; Nautical sou-sou-west]Navigation, Surveying

noun

the point on the compass midway between south and southwest.

adjective

coming from this point: a south-southwest wind.

directed toward this point: a south-southwest course.

adverb

toward this point: sailing south-southwest. Abbreviation: SSW

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Historical Examples of south-southwest

To the south-southwest this far-extending plain is lost in the horizon.
Wanderings in South America
Charles Waterton
Three men went three days' journey to the south-southwest, but returned without having seen a human being.
Ocean's Story; or Triumphs of Thirty Centuries
Edward Rowland
At this point our course changed from northwest to south-southwest.
Summary Narrative of an Exploratory Expedition to the Sources of the Mississippi River, in 1820
Henry Rowe Schoolcraft
The wind was holding free, though it was from the foggy point, south-southwest.
Sailing Alone Around The World
Joshua Slocum
We had lain over again at midnight, with a south-southwest wind.
Journal of Jasper Danckaerts, 1679-1680
Jasper Danckaerts

British Dictionary definitions for south-southwest

south-southwest

noun

the point on the compass or the direction midway between south and southwest; 202° 30′ clockwise from north

adjective, adverb

in, from, or towards this direction

Symbol: SSW

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