South-southeast
adj, adv, noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
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- 1 The compass point halfway between southeast and south; specifically at a bearing of 157.5°. uncountable
- 1 Of, in or pertaining to the south-southeast; south-southeastern. not-comparable
- 2 Situated toward or in the direction of the south-southeast; south-southeastward; south-southeasterly. not-comparable
"A south-southeast course."
- 3 Coming from the south-southeast; south-southeasterly. not-comparable
"A south-southeast wind."
- 1 Towards or in the direction of the south-southeast; south-southeastwards. not-comparable
"We are travelling south-southeast at the moment."
- 1 to, toward, or in the south southeast wordnet
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More examples"Lera Boroditsky writes that instead of employing such terms as “right,” “left,” “forward” and “back,” which are relative to an observer, many Indigenous people of Australia will exclusively use cardinal directions — north, south, east or west. To speak properly, one must stay oriented at all times. The correct response to a normal greeting — “Where are you going?” — is something like “South-southeast, in the middle distance,” but if you don’t know which way you’re facing, you can’t even get past “Hello.”"
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