Sou'-sou'-west (Noun)
Meaning
The compass point midway between south and southwest.
Classification
Nouns denoting relations between people or things or ideas.
Examples
- The pilot adjusted his course to sou'-sou'-west to avoid the stormy weather.
- The hikers trekked in a sou'-sou'-west direction, following the path as it wound through the dense forest.
- The ship sailed sou'-sou'-west for hours, its crew scanning the horizon for signs of land.
- The surveyor took a reading from the theodolite and determined that the cabin faced almost due sou'-sou'-west.
- As the sun set over the ocean, the sailors adjusted their sails to catch the wind blowing in from the sou'-sou'-west.