southeastward

[south-eest-werd; Naut. sou-eest-werd]

south·east·ward

[south-eest-werd; Naut. sou-eest-werd]
adverb
1.
Also, south·east·wards. toward the southeast.
adjective
2.
facing or tending toward the southeast.
3.
coming from the southeast, as a wind.

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Southeastward is always a great word to know.
So is doohickey. Does it mean:
a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
noun
4.
the southeast.

Origin:
1520–30; southeast + -ward
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southeastward (ˌsaʊθˈiːstwəd, nautical ˌsaʊˈiːstwəd)
 
adj
1.  towards or (esp of a wind) from the southeast
 
n
2.  a direction towards or area in the southeast
 
adv
3.  a variant of southeastwards

southeastwards or southeastward (ˌsaʊθˈiːstwədz, nautical ˌsaʊˈiːstwədz)
 
adv
to the southeast
 
southeastward or southeastward
 
adv

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