southeast

plural southeasts · alternative UK south-east · alternative sou'-east · alternative abbreviation SE

1. The intercardinal compass point halfway between east and south; specifically at a bearing of 135°.

   Antonyms: northwest

comparative more southeast · superlative most southeast · alternative UK south-east · alternative sou'-east · alternative abbreviation SE

1. not comparableusuallyOf, in or pertaining to the southeast; southeastern.

   The first rocket exploded on the southeast camp fire perimeter, and the second dropped in to the northwest, a few hundred meters from the center of the workforce complex.

   2014, Robert Barr, For the Love of Flight, Dorrance Publishing, →ISBN, page 61

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   On the north side of town, there’s a golf course Colstrip residents can use for free. Castle Rock Lake, just west of town, attracts residents from across southeast Montana.

   2020 February 20, Amanda Garant, “Colstrip, Montana: Family Town, First. Company Town, Second.”, in Eastern Montana Land & Home, archived from the original on 03 Dec 2020

2. not comparableusuallySituated toward or in the direction of the southeast; southeastward; southeasterly.

   A southeast course.

3. not comparableusuallyComing from the southeast; southeasterly.

   A southeast wind.

comparative further southeast · comparative farther southeast · superlative furthest southeast · superlative farthest southeast · alternative UK south-east · alternative sou'-east · alternative abbreviation SE

1. not comparableusuallyTowards or in the direction of the southeast; southeastwards.

   Valencia is southeast of Madrid.

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   We are travelling southeast at the moment.

1. Any of various particular regions named for the cardinal direction in which they lie.
   1. USThe southeastern region of the contiguous United States.

1. Other places in the United States (without "the"):
   1. A township in Orange County, Indiana.
   2. A neighbourhood of Saint Paul, Minnesota
   3. A town in Putnam County, New York.
   4. A neighbourhood of Eugene, Oregon.
   5. The south-eastern quadrant in Washington, D.C.