southeastward

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

/ ˌsaʊθˈist wərd; Nautical ˌsaʊˈist wərd /

adverb

Also south·east·wards. toward the southeast.

adjective

facing or tending toward the southeast.

coming from the southeast, as a wind.

noun

the southeast.

Nearby words

southeast by south, southeaster, southeasterly, southeastern, southeasterner, southeastward, southeastwardly, southeastwards, southend-on-sea, souther, southerly

Origin of southeastward

First recorded in 1520–30; southeast + -ward

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British Dictionary definitions for southeastwards (1 of 2)

southeastwards

southeastward

/ (ˌsaʊθˈiːstwədz, nautical ˌsaʊˈiːstwədz) /

adverb

to the southeast

British Dictionary definitions for southeastwards (2 of 2)

southeastward

/ (ˌsaʊθˈiːstwəd, nautical ˌsaʊˈiːstwəd) /

adjective

towards or (esp of a wind) from the southeast

noun

a direction towards or area in the southeast

adverb

a variant of southeastwards

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