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south-east (iou)



south-east adverb, noun, & adjective. OE.
[from SOUTH + EAST.]
A. adverb. In the direction midway between south and east. Foll. by of: further in this direction than. OE.
Defoe We..stood off to sea, steering still south-east. Geographical Journal 50 kilometres south-east of Bamako.
b. noun.
(The direction of) the point of the horizon midway between south and east; the compass point corresponding to this. Also (freq. South-East), the south-eastern part of a country, region, etc., spec. the area of England regarded as consisting of the London area, Berkshire, Hampshire, Surrey, Sussex, and Kent. ME.
T. Keneally Far out to the south-east. Daily Telegraph The promotional campaign, which will be launched in London and the south-east this month.
A south-east wind. LME.
C. adjective. Of or pertaining to the south-east; (esp. of a wind) coming from the south-east; situated in, directed towards, or facing the south-east. LME.
John Phillips Other ramifications run both on the south-east and north-west sides of Snowdonia. H. Trevelyan The Deputy Minister in charge of South-east Asian affairs spoke to me.
south-easter noun a south-east wind L18.
south-easterly adjective & adverb (a) adjective situated towards or facing the south-east; directed towards the south-east; (esp. of a wind) coming (nearly) from the south-east; (b) adverb in a south-easterly position or direction; towards the south-east: E18.