East Southeast (Noun)
Meaning
The compass point midway between east and southeast.
Classification
Nouns denoting relations between people or things or ideas.
Examples
- The captain steered the ship in an east-southeast direction to avoid the storm.
- From the summit, the sun rises in the east-southeast and sets in the west-northwest.
- The town lies east-southeast of the mountain range and can be reached by a single highway.
- After reviewing the map, the hikers set off in an east-southeast direction towards the valley.
- The strong winds were blowing from the east-southeast, making it difficult to keep the plane steady.