Southeast
adj, adv, noun
adj, adv, noun ·2 syllables ·Moderate ·High school level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The intercardinal compass point halfway between east and south; specifically at a bearing of 135°.
- 2 a location in the southeastern part of a country, region, or city wordnet
- 3 the compass point midway between south and east; at 135 degrees wordnet
- 4 the direction corresponding to the southeastward compass point wordnet
Adjective
- 1 Of, in or pertaining to the southeast; southeastern. not-comparable, usually
"The first rocket exploded on the southeast camp fire perimeter, and the second dropped in to the northwest, a few hundred meters from the center of the workforce complex."
- 2 Situated toward or in the direction of the southeast; southeastward; southeasterly. not-comparable, usually
"A southeast course."
- 3 Coming from the southeast; southeasterly. not-comparable, usually
"A southeast wind."
Adjective
- 1 situated in or oriented toward the southeast wordnet
- 2 coming from the southeast wordnet
Adverb
- 1 Towards or in the direction of the southeast; southeastwards. not-comparable, usually
"We are travelling southeast at the moment."
Adverb
- 1 to, toward, or in the southeast wordnet
Antonyms
All antonymsExample
More examples"Deal is in the southeast of England, about 110 kilometers away from London."
Etymology
From Middle English southest, from Old English sūþēast, equivalent to south + east.
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