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sou'-sou'-east

sou'-sou'-east

9.9
The compass direction halfway between south and southeast
  • noun
  • /ˈsuːˌsuːˈiːst/
  • Archaic
translation icon : sudeste por sur
  • The wind shifted to sou'-sou'-east just before dawn.

Examples

  • Sailors used terms like sou'-sou'-east in navigation charts of previous centuries.

  • He pointed his compass to the sou'-sou'-east direction.

  • In his journal, he recorded the ship's heading as sou'-sou'-east all afternoon.

  • The wind was blowing from the sou'-sou'-east today.

  • In his journal, he recorded the ship's heading as sou'-sou'-east all afternoon.

  • Sailors used terms like sou'-sou'-east to describe course directions in old navigation charts.

  • He pointed his compass toward sou'-sou'-east to align with the wind's direction.

Synonyms

south-southeast
vssou'-sou'-east
1 4.7

A compass point halfway between south and southeast

is the older, less used name for that compass point
SSE
vssou'-sou'-east
1 6.7

The compass direction between south and southeast at 157.5 degrees

is the older full written name rather than the short abbreviation
southeast by south
vssou'-sou'-east
7.5

A compass direction slightly south of southeast, at 157.5 degrees from north

is the older naming form rather than this alternative phrase

Surface Forms

sou'-sou'-east singular
sou'-sou'-easts plural

Etymology

Sou'-sou'-east is an old sailing name made by repeating south and adding east to show the point between south and southeast, and sailors used it to mean 'a little toward the east from south'. So, it means the compass direction 'south-southeast'.