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south-southeast

2 4.7

A compass point halfway between south and southeast

noun
/saʊθˌsaʊθˈiːst/

: suroeste

She pointed south-southeast on the map to indicate the direction of the new hiking trail.
miles to the south-southeast

Examples

Starts to draw a line south-southeast, right into Germany.

Fiction book (1990)
The town is located approximately 30 miles south-southeast of the capital city.
The storm is currently heading south-southeast, causing concern for coastal communities.

Synonyms

SSE

vssouth-southeast

1 6.7

The compass direction between south and southeast at 157.5 degrees

is the full name for that compass point rather than its abbreviated form

southeast by south

vssouth-southeast

1 7.5

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

is framed as the midway direction between south and southeast instead

sou'-sou'-east

vssouth-southeast

Archaic

9.9

The compass direction halfway between south and southeast

is the modern standard name rather than a dated variant

Surface Forms

south-southeast singular

south-southeasts plural

Morphology

south-southeast = south + southeast (transparent) = south + southeast

A straightforward compound of two compass points; the midpoint direction (157.5°) is directly predictable from 'south' + 'southeast'.

Etymology

The word south-southeast joins south and southeast to name the compass point 'between south and southeast'. So, it is the direction sailors or hikers use when they need to go halfway between south and southeast.