South Southwest (Noun)
Meaning
The compass point midway between south and southwest.
Classification
Nouns denoting relations between people or things or ideas.
Examples
- The sailor carefully navigated the ship to head south-southwest to avoid the rocky coastline.
- The hikers decided to take a route that led south-southwest to reach the mountain summit before sunset.
- The aviation map indicated the plane's heading was due south-southwest.
- The driver made a mistake and turned south-southwest on the one-way street instead of going north.
- The ancient civilization built their city with the main axis directed south-southwest towards the rising sun.