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south-southeast

[ south-south-eest; Nautical 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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adjective

  1. in, from, or towards this direction
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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"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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