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SbE

SbE

9.9
A compass direction slightly east of due south
  • noun
  • Specialized
translation icon : SBE

Examples

  • But, Sbe?

    Fiction book (2000)

  • As exemplified in the scenario below, many procurement systems seek to promote government business opportunities for small business enterprises (SBEs), including minority and other socially disadvantaged businesses.

    Academic text (2017)

  • Environmental parameters were recorded at each station by means of a CTD SBE 911 plus mounted on a General Oceanics rosette equipped with 24 Niskin bottles.

    Academic text (2018)

  • When navigating, he used the compass to find the direction of SbE for his intended destination.

  • The sailor adjusted his course slightly to the SbE to compensate for the wind's direction.

  • To accurately locate the campsite, they set their compass to SbE just past the southern marker.

Synonyms

south by east
vsSbE
  • Specialized
1 8.5

A compass direction that is a little east of south

is the abbreviated form used instead of the full phrase

Surface Forms

SbE singular
SbEs plural

Morphology

SbE = south + east (opaque) = S + b + E

The token is an initialism ('S b E' = 'south by east') used in compass notation rather than a morphological derivation, so it is not analyzable by standard derivational rules. [Postprocessing: moved 'by' from base_words to prefix]

Etymology

SbE is a short form of south by east, made from south and east, and it means 'one point east of due south' on a compass. So to steer SbE is to head just a little east of south.