Sou'-sou'-east (Noun)
Meaning
The compass point midway between south and southeast.
Classification
Nouns denoting relations between people or things or ideas.
Examples
- The sailors navigated their boat due sou'-sou'-east to avoid the rocky shoreline.
- From the lighthouse, the view extended out to sou'-sou'-east, where the sea met the horizon.
- The meteorologist warned of a storm approaching from the sou'-sou'-east, bringing heavy rain and strong winds.
- The captain ordered the ship to change course and head sou'-sou'-east, searching for calmer waters.
- The ancient mariners used the position of the stars to guide their vessel sou'-sou'-east across the vast ocean.