Meanings
alternative east southeast · alternative east-south-east · alternative abbreviation ESE
- uncountableThe compass point halfway between east and southeast; specifically at a bearing of 112.5°.
Antonyms: west-northwest
alternative east southeast · alternative east-south-east · alternative abbreviation ESE
- not comparableOf, in or pertaining to the east-southeast; east-southeastern.
- not comparableSituated toward or in the direction of the east-southeast; east-southeastward; east-southeasterly.
An east-southeast course.
alternative east southeast · alternative east-south-east · alternative abbreviation ESE
- not comparableTowards or in the direction of the east-southeast; east-southeastwards.
We are travelling east-southeast at the moment.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe compass point halfway between east and southeast; specifically at a bearing of 112.5°.
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 東南偏東 /东南偏东
- 東南偏東 /东南偏东 (dōngnán piān dōng)compass point
Danish østsydøst
- østsydøstcompass point
Finnish itäkaakko
- itäkaakkocompass point
French est-sud-est
- est-sud-estcompass point
Greek ανατολικά-νοτιοανατολικά
- ανατολικά-νοτιοανατολικά (anatoliká-notioanatoliká)compass point
Hungarian kelet-délkelet
- kelet-délkeletcompass point
Japanese 東南東
- 東南東 (tōnantō)compass point
Korean 동남동
- 동남동 (dongnamdong)compass point
Malay timur tenggara
- timur tenggaracompass point
Norwegian Bokmål øst-sørøst
- øst-sørøstcompass point
Portuguese és-sudeste, és-sueste
- és-sudestecompass point
- és-suestecompass point
- este-sudestecompass point
- este-suestecompass point
- leste-sudestecompass point
- leste-suestecompass point
- lés-sudestecompass point
- lés-suestecompass point
Swedish ost-sydost
- ost-sydostcompass point
Cite this entry
east-southeast. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/east-southeast
“east-southeast.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/east-southeast. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “east-southeast,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/east-southeast.
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