south-southwest

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

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

south-southwest

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

At this point our course changed from northwest to south-southwest.

While thus employed, they found another river, fourteen leagues distant, flowing south-southwest.

Mount Rainier, from the top, bore south-southwest, apparently not more than ten miles distant.

Both fleets were heading southeasterly, with the wind at south-southwest; both, consequently, on the starboard tack.

The 20th of October opened with fresh breezes from south-southwest and heavy rains.

April 18, 2024petrichor

[pet-ri-kawr]

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