southeasterly

[ south-ee-ster-lee; Nautical sou-ee-ster-lee ]

/ ˌsaʊθˈi stər li; Nautical ˌsaʊˈi stər li /

adjective, adverb

toward or from the southeast.

Origin of southeasterly

First recorded in 1700–10; south + easterly

Words nearby southeasterly

Southeast Asian, Southeast Asia Treaty Organization, southeast by east, southeast by south, southeaster, southeasterly, southeasterner, southeastward, southeastwardly, southeastwards, South El Monte

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Example sentences from the Web for southeasterly

Night coming on I took a position on a commanding ridge, which stretches from the creek in a southeasterly direction.
History of Morgan's Cavalry|Basil W. Duke
All his courses since he struck the continent had been in a southeasterly direction.
The Life of Christopher Columbus from his own Letters and Journals|Edward Everett Hale
It flows in a southeasterly direction, and burrows its nose deeply into the forest-covered hills at the mountain's foot.
Mount Rainier|Various
Finally we turned to the left and moved toward the James river, in a southeasterly direction from Richmond.
From Bull Run to Appomattox|Luther W. Hopkins

On reaching the outskirts of the city he took a southeasterly course and walked briskly in the direction of his home.
A Prince of Anahuac|James A. Porter

British Dictionary definitions for southeasterly

southeasterly

/ (ˌsaʊθˈiːstəlɪ, nautical ˌsaʊˈiːstəlɪ) /

adjective, adverb

in, towards, or (esp of a wind) from the southeast

noun plural -lies

a strong wind or storm from the southeast

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单词	southeasterly
释义	southeasterly [ south-ee-ster-lee; Nautical sou-ee-ster-lee ] / ˌsaʊθˈi stər li; Nautical ˌsaʊˈi stər li / adjective, adverb toward or from the southeast. Origin of southeasterly First recorded in 1700–10; south + easterly Words nearby southeasterly Southeast Asian, Southeast Asia Treaty Organization, southeast by east, southeast by south, southeaster, southeasterly, southeasterner, southeastward, southeastwardly, southeastwards, South El Monte Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for southeasterly Night coming on I took a position on a commanding ridge, which stretches from the creek in a southeasterly direction. History of Morgan's Cavalry\|Basil W. Duke All his courses since he struck the continent had been in a southeasterly direction. The Life of Christopher Columbus from his own Letters and Journals\|Edward Everett Hale It flows in a southeasterly direction, and burrows its nose deeply into the forest-covered hills at the mountain's foot. Mount Rainier\|Various Finally we turned to the left and moved toward the James river, in a southeasterly direction from Richmond. From Bull Run to Appomattox\|Luther W. Hopkins On reaching the outskirts of the city he took a southeasterly course and walked briskly in the direction of his home. A Prince of Anahuac\|James A. Porter British Dictionary definitions for southeasterly southeasterly / (ˌsaʊθˈiːstəlɪ, nautical ˌsaʊˈiːstəlɪ) / adjective, adverb in, towards, or (esp of a wind) from the southeast noun plural -lies a strong wind or storm from the southeast Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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