south-southeast

[ south-south-eest; Nautical sou-sou-eest ]

/ ˈsaʊθˌsaʊθˈist; Nautical ˈsaʊˌsaʊˈist /

Navigation, Surveying

the point on the compass midway between south and southeast.

coming from this point: a south-southeast wind.

directed toward this point: a south-southeast course.

toward this point: sailing south-southeast. Abbreviation: SSE

Words nearby south-southeast

Our course for the past two days has been in nearly a south-southeast direction, or about parallel with the Wind river mountains.

The Discovery of Yellowstone Park |Nathaniel Pitt Langford
It is narrow and intricate, and the general course up stream is south-southeast.

Golden Alaska |Ernest Ingersoll
The course was south-southeast sailing over against the wind, in order to come upon the Doggerbank.

Journal of Jasper Danckaerts, 1679-1680 |Jasper Danckaerts
At the south-southeast there is another cut, through which a small affluent pours into the main stream.

The Bontoc Igorot |Albert Ernest Jenks

Rumor has it that the Germans have even encircled Paris and are at Fontainebleau to the south-southeast.

The Note-Book of an Attache |Eric Fisher Wood

south-southeast

the point on the compass or the direction midway between southeast and south; 157° 30′ clockwise from north

in, from, or towards this direction

Symbol: SSE