southeasterly

See also: south-easterly

English

Alternative forms

• south-easterly

Etymology

From south +‎ easterly.

Adjective

southeasterly (comparative more southeasterly, superlative most southeasterly)

1. situated in, or pointing to, the southeast
   • 1847 March 30, Herman Melville, Omoo: A Narrative of Adventures in the South Seas; […], London: John Murray, […], →OCLC:

     The people of the southeasterly clusters—concerning whom, however, but little is known—have a bad name as cannibals; and for that reason their hospitality is seldom taxed by the mariner.

2. (chiefly of a wind) coming from the southeast

Translations

situated in, or pointing to, the southeast

• Dutch: zuidoostelijk (nl)
• Finnish: kaakkoinen (fi), kaakkois- (fi)

coming from the southeast

• Finnish: kaakosta, kaakkois- (fi)
• French: sud-est (fr)
• Maori: i te tonga-mā-rāwhiti

Noun

southeasterly (plural southeasterlies)

1. A strong wind or storm from the southeast.

Translations

wind or storm

• Finnish: voimakas kaakkoistuuli (strong wind), kaakkoismyrsky (storm)

Adverb

southeasterly (comparative more southeasterly, superlative most southeasterly)

1. From the southeast.

Translations

from the southeast

• Dutch: zuidoostelijk (nl)
• Finnish: kaakossa, kaakosta, kaakkoon (fi) (noun cases)