east-southeast
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- noun
- /ˌiːstˌsaʊθˈiːst/
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este-sureste
- He pointed due north, but his finger shook itself into northeast, then veered again to east-southeast.
- miles east-southeast
- degrees east-southeast
- east-southeast horizon
Examples
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To find the lighthouse, head in the east-southeast direction from the harbor.
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The storm was approaching from the east-southeast, bringing strong winds and rain.
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Steer east southeast.
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The stream quickly emerged from the trees, and after following it for two miles, we veered away to the east-southeast.
Fiction book (1991) -
Wind, east-southeast.
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The channel curved to the right, out of sight, leading east-southeast away from Highway 1, rising at a steeper grade than before.
Fiction book (1998) -
At 8 PM, the AccuWeather man gave Sandy's location at 380 miles east-southeast of Cape Hatteras.
Blog text (13) -
The underlying rock formations dip gently to the east-southeast, at a rate of approximately 10 m/km (Shuler, 1918).
Academic text (1998) -
During our hike, we noticed a trail that led east-southeast toward the river.
Synonyms
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A compass direction halfway between east and southeast at 112.5 degrees
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
East-southeast combines east 'where the sun rises' and southeast 'between south and east', so it names the compass point halfway between east and southeast, a little south of east.