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southeastward

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south·east·ward  (south-stwrd, sou-st-)
adv. & adj.
Toward, to, or in the southeast.
n.
A southeastward direction, point, or region.

south·eastward·ly adv. & adj.
south·eastwards adv.

southeastward [ˌsaʊθˈiːstwəd (Nautical) ˌsaʊˈiːstwəd]
adj
(Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) towards or (esp of a wind) from the southeast
n
(Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) a direction towards or area in the southeast
adv
a variant of southeastwards
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.southeastwardsoutheastward - the compass point midway between south and east; at 135 degrees
compass point, point - any of 32 horizontal directions indicated on the card of a compass; "he checked the point on his compass"
Adj.1.southeastward - toward the southeast
south - situated in or facing or moving toward or coming from the south; "the south entrance"
Adv.1.southeastward - in a southeastward direction; "the river flows southeastward to the gulf"
Translations
southeastward [saʊθˈiːstwəd]
A. ADJ [movement, migration] → hacia el sudeste or sureste, en dirección sudeste or sureste
B. ADVhacia el sudeste or sureste, en dirección sudeste or sureste


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His father stopped him at the first word, pointed peremptorily southeastward (from Somersetshire to China); and said, without an instant's hesitation: "Go
Within a few years we have witnessed the phenomenon of a southeastward migration, in the settlement of Australia; but this affects us as a retrograde movement, and, judging from the moral and physical character of the first generation of Australians, has not yet proved a successful experiment.
 
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