Definition of South southeast

1. Noun. The compass point midway between south and southeast.

Exact synonyms: Sou'-sou'-east, Sse
Generic synonyms: Compass Point, Point

Definition of South southeast

1. Noun. (alternative spelling of south-southeast) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of South Southeast

south-seeking pole
south-south-east
south-south-west
south-southeast
south-southwest
south-west
south-western
south Australia
south africa
south american blastomycosis
south by east
south by west
south celestial pole
south poles
south side
south southeast (current term)
south southerly
south southwest
south temperate zone
south wind
south winds
southbound
southbridge
southbridges
southcottian
southdown
southeast
southeast by east
southeast by south
southeaster

Literary usage of South southeast

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Wilderness Trail: Or, The Ventures and Adventures of the Pennsylvania by Charles Augustus Hanna (1911)
"From this town our course was south-southeast three miles, south two miles, ... "On the 4th we traveled south-southeast one mile, and came to a river about ..."

2. Report Upon Cotton Insects: Prepared Under the Direction of the Commissioner by John Henry Comstock (1879)
"May.—South and southwest and west.—[James C. Brown, Barnwell. TENNESSEE. We have some very hard winds from the south, southeast, and southwest. ..."

3. History of the State of Ohio by James Wickes Taylor (1854)
"I imagine it discharges ten hogsheads of water in a minute.14 From this town our course was south-southeast three miles, south two miles, crossed a brook ..."

4. History of the State of Ohio by James Wickes Taylor (1854)
"I imagine it discharges ten hogsheads of water in a minute.14 From this town our course was south-southeast three miles, south two miles, crossed a brook ..."

5. The Americana: A Universal Reference Library, Comprising the Arts and ...by Frederick Converse Beach, George Edwin Rines by Frederick Converse Beach, George Edwin Rines (1912)
"... at the intersection of the main roads from Brussels and Charleroi and from Namur to Nivelles; about 10 miles south-southeast of Brussels. ..."

6. Journal of Jasper Danckaerts, 1679-1680 by Jasper Danckaerts, Peter Sluyter, Bartlett Burleigh James (1913)
"The wind continued southeast and south- southeast. The weather was good but calm and misty. We calculated the latitude 58° 40'. We kept beating from and to ..."

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