south-southwest

[ south-south-west; Nautical sou-sou-west ]

/ ˈsaʊθˌsaʊθˈwɛst; Nautical ˈsaʊˌsaʊˈwɛst /

Navigation, Surveying

the point on the compass midway between south and southwest.

coming from this point: a south-southwest wind.

directed toward this point: a south-southwest course.

toward this point: sailing south-southwest. Abbreviation: SSW

Words nearby south-southwest

Three men went three days' journey to the south-southwest, but returned without having seen a human being.

Ocean's Story; or Triumphs of Thirty Centuries |Edward Rowland
At this point our course changed from northwest to south-southwest.

Summary Narrative of an Exploratory Expedition to the Sources of the Mississippi River, in 1820 |Henry Rowe Schoolcraft
The wind was holding free, though it was from the foggy point, south-southwest.

Sailing Alone Around The World |Joshua Slocum
We had lain over again at midnight, with a south-southwest wind.

Journal of Jasper Danckaerts, 1679-1680 |Jasper Danckaerts

The 20th of October opened with fresh breezes from south-southwest and heavy rains.

The Life of Nelson, Vol. II. (of 2) |A. T. (Alfred Thayer) Mahan

south-southwest

the point on the compass or the direction midway between south and southwest; 202° 30′ clockwise from north

in, from, or towards this direction

Symbol: SSW