Southeast (Adjective)
Meaning 1
Situated in or oriented toward the southeast.
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Synonyms
Meaning 2
Coming from the southeast; "southeasterly breezes".
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- Southeasterly breezes from the warm ocean created ideal conditions for the palm trees to grow and thrive in the area.
- Strong southeasterly winds disrupted power lines, causing an entire city to be plunged into darkness for hours.
- Weather forecasts indicated the storms were heading their way from the southeast.
- Hot southeasterly breezes on that sweltering day helped explain the sun beating intensely upon her back as she labored under it.
- Trees gently swayed with every light caress from the warm, comforting southeasterly breeze of summer days spent along that old walking path.