south-southwest

[ south-south-west; Nautical sou-sou-west ]

/ ˈsaʊθˌsaʊθˈwɛst; Nautical ˈsaʊˌsaʊˈwɛst /

Navigation, Surveying

noun

the point on the compass midway between south and southwest.

adjective

coming from this point: a south-southwest wind.

directed toward this point: a south-southwest course.

adverb

toward this point: sailing south-southwest.Abbreviation: SSW

Words nearby south-southwest

South Seas, South Shetland Islands, South Shields, south-southeast, south-southeastward, south-southwest, south-southwestward, South St. Paul, South Suburban, South Sudan, South Temperate Zone

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Example sentences from the Web for south-southwest

Three men went three days' journey to the south-southwest, but returned without having seen a human being.
Ocean's Story; or Triumphs of Thirty Centuries|Edward Rowland
At this point our course changed from northwest to south-southwest.
Summary Narrative of an Exploratory Expedition to the Sources of the Mississippi River, in 1820|Henry Rowe Schoolcraft
The wind was holding free, though it was from the foggy point, south-southwest.
Sailing Alone Around The World|Joshua Slocum
We had lain over again at midnight, with a south-southwest wind.
Journal of Jasper Danckaerts, 1679-1680|Jasper Danckaerts

The 20th of October opened with fresh breezes from south-southwest and heavy rains.
The Life of Nelson, Vol. II. (of 2)|A. T. (Alfred Thayer) Mahan

British Dictionary definitions for south-southwest

south-southwest

noun

the point on the compass or the direction midway between south and southwest; 202° 30′ clockwise from north

adjective, adverb

in, from, or towards this direction

Symbol: SSW

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单词	south-southwest
释义	south-southwest [ south-south-west; Nautical sou-sou-west ] / ˈsaʊθˌsaʊθˈwɛst; Nautical ˈsaʊˌsaʊˈwɛst / Navigation, Surveying noun the point on the compass midway between south and southwest. adjective coming from this point: a south-southwest wind. directed toward this point: a south-southwest course. adverb toward this point: sailing south-southwest.Abbreviation: SSW Words nearby south-southwest South Seas, South Shetland Islands, South Shields, south-southeast, south-southeastward, south-southwest, south-southwestward, South St. Paul, South Suburban, South Sudan, South Temperate Zone Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for south-southwest Three men went three days' journey to the south-southwest, but returned without having seen a human being. Ocean's Story; or Triumphs of Thirty Centuries\|Edward Rowland At this point our course changed from northwest to south-southwest. Summary Narrative of an Exploratory Expedition to the Sources of the Mississippi River, in 1820\|Henry Rowe Schoolcraft The wind was holding free, though it was from the foggy point, south-southwest. Sailing Alone Around The World\|Joshua Slocum We had lain over again at midnight, with a south-southwest wind. Journal of Jasper Danckaerts, 1679-1680\|Jasper Danckaerts The 20th of October opened with fresh breezes from south-southwest and heavy rains. The Life of Nelson, Vol. II. (of 2)\|A. T. (Alfred Thayer) Mahan British Dictionary definitions for south-southwest south-southwest noun the point on the compass or the direction midway between south and southwest; 202° 30′ clockwise from north adjective, adverb in, from, or towards this direction Symbol: SSW 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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