southeast
IPA: saʊθˈist
noun
- The intercardinal compass point halfway between east and south; specifically at a bearing of 135°.
adjective
- Of, in or pertaining to the southeast; southeastern.
- Situated toward or in the direction of the southeast; southeastward; southeasterly.
- Coming from the southeast; southeasterly.
adverb
- Towards or in the direction of the southeast; southeastwards.
south-southeast
IPA: sˈaʊθsaʊθˈist
noun
- The compass point halfway between southeast and south; specifically at a bearing of 157.5°.
adjective
- Of, in or pertaining to the south-southeast; south-southeastern.
- Situated toward or in the direction of the south-southeast; south-southeastward; south-southeasterly.
- Coming from the south-southeast; south-southeasterly.
adverb
- Towards or in the direction of the south-southeast; south-southeastwards.
south east
IPA: sˈaʊθist
Root Word: South East
noun
- A geopolitical zone of Nigeria, consisting of the states of Abia, Anambra, Ebonyi, Enugu and Imo.
south-east
IPA: sˈaʊθˈist
noun
- (chiefly UK) Alternative form of southeast [The intercardinal compass point halfway between east and south; specifically at a bearing of 135°.]
adjective
- (chiefly UK) Alternative form of southeast [Of, in or pertaining to the southeast; southeastern.]
adverb
- (chiefly UK) Alternative form of southeast [Towards or in the direction of the southeast; southeastwards.]
south southeast
IPA: sˈaʊθsaʊθˈist
noun
- Alternative form of south-southeast [The compass point halfway between southeast and south; specifically at a bearing of 157.5°.]
adjective
- Alternative form of south-southeast [Of, in or pertaining to the south-southeast; south-southeastern.]
adverb
- Alternative form of south-southeast [Towards or in the direction of the south-southeast; south-southeastwards.]
southeast by east
IPA: saʊθˈistbˈaɪˈist
noun
- The compass point halfway between southeast and east-southeast, specifically 123.75°, abbreviated as SEbE.
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Examples of "southeast" in Sentences
Examples of "south-southeast" in Sentences
- Long lines of oil sheen began showing up about 35 miles south-southeast of Grand Isle.
- Its maximum sustained winds were 40 mph and it was drifting slowly south-southeast at 2 mph.
- Forecasters say Bret has 85-kilometer-per-hour winds and is centered about 465 kilometers south-southeast of Cape Hatteras, North Carolina.
- Its center was about 235 miles (380 kilometers) south-southeast of Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, and 455 miles (735 kilometers) west of Bermuda.
- Tuesday afternoon, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said Tomas was about 570 kilometers south-southeast of Port-au-Prince, with winds of 85 kilometers per hour.
- Emily was hovering about 215 miles south-southeast of San Juan, Puerto Rico, Tuesday afternoon, then quickened its pace toward Haiti and the Dominican Republic later in the day.
- The National Hurricane Center in Miami said the center of Ophelia was about 435 miles (700 kilometers) south-southeast of Bermuda, and was moving north at about 17 mph (27 kph).
- John Bellini, a seismologist with the U.S. Geological Survey's National Earthquake Information Center in Golden, Colorado, said the larger earthquake had a preliminary 5.3 magnitude and struck 220 miles 350 kilometers south-southeast of Madrid at 6:47 p.m.
- John Bellini , a seismologist with the U.S. Geological Survey's National Earthquake Information Center in Golden, Colorado, said the larger earthquake had a preliminary magnitude of 5.3 and struck 220 miles 350 kilometers south-southeast of Madrid, the Associated Press reported.
Examples of "south east" in Sentences
- a bed of two hundred yards; and about four miles to the south east is a large lick and salt spring of great strength.
- But I have promised to take the boys riding in Sussex's lovely Ashdown forest – the largest free public access space in the south east.
- Instead it is focusing on smaller towns and rural areas like the south east, which is recovering more rapidly from the housing slump than others.
- Women were more opposed to restrictions than men, while those living in London and the south east were the most likely to say that a ban was unwelcome.
- At this cliff the Missouri is confined within a bed of two hundred yards; and about four miles to the south east is a large lick and salt spring of great strength.
- Residents in the south east corner of Queensland near Brisbane had been preparing for waters to reach them but everyone was surprised by the scale of Monday's events.
- Lord McKenzie, the shadow welfare minister points out that the cap is nothing to do with the psychology of claimants but the high cost of private rented accommodation in London and the south east.
- The newcomers have swept all before them below the Trent, to the extent that the survey no longer wants records from London and the south east, east Anglia, the Midlands, Hampshire, Dorset and South Devon.
- Wealthy buyers in the south east are prepared to pay an average £10,961 to live in a decent catchment area – despite those in the West Midlands being the most concerned about moving into a good catchment area, with one in four of them 26% citing it as a main priority.
- The impact assessment estimates that:• 45% will lose up to £50 a week in 2013-14• 26% will lose between £50 and £100• 12% will lose between £100 and £150 a week• 17% will lose more than £150 a weekSo, that's more families affected than expected, the bulk of them in London and the south east where housing benefit payments are highest.
Examples of "south-east" in Sentences
- Everyone knows Radio 4 is horrendously white, middle-class and skewed to south-east England.
- The last 200 or so houses on the Tavy Bridge estate in Thamesmead, south-east London, are being demolished.
- We live in a multicultural society, at least in the south-east, so how do you teach "our island story" in such a world?
- Across the south-east, 6,759 women are expected to lose their jobs, while 7,382 are predicted to lose their jobs from councils in south-west England.
- So Stephenson is a bit miffed that Meryl has chosen a property next to his house in south-east London to recreate the 1920s grocery shop run by Baroness Thatcher's father, Alderman Roberts.
- In the south-west, the unemployment rate among 18- to 24-year-old women has almost trebled, from 5% to 14%, since early 2008, while it has almost doubled in the north-west, Yorkshire, West Midlands, the south-east and Scotland.
- Shifts in the demographics of Britain have created "crunch points" in the south-east and other urban centres, with water supplies, air quality and waste management all suffering from the impact of greater demand and consumption.
- Libyan officials believe that prominent members of Muammar Gaddafi's family – and perhaps the fugitive leader himself – have sought refuge in the town of Bani Walid, 100 miles south-east of Tripoli, which rebel forces have surrounded.
- The original Bonegilla cattle run of approximately 25,000 acres, consisting mostly of rich river flats bounded by the Murray, Kiewa and Mitta Mitta Rivers, extending many miles to the south-east towards the mountains, was first selected in the mid-1830s by William Wyse, an employee of the pastoralist, businessman and politician, the Hon.
Examples of "south southeast" in Sentences
- It's about 270 miles of the south southeast or south southwest of San Juan and heading to the northeast.
- The low is forecast to move slowly to the south southeast and is likely to remain a large monsoonal low with strong to gale force winds and heavy rainfall well away from the centre.
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