east-southeast

[ eest-south-eest; Nautical eest-sou-eest ]

noun

1. the point on a compass midway between east and southeast.

adjective

1. coming from this point:

   an east-southeast wind.

2. directed toward this point:

   an east-southeast course.

adverb

1. toward this point: : ESE

   sailing east-southeast.

east-southeast

noun

1. the point on the compass or the direction midway between east and southeast, 112° 30′ clockwise from north

adjective

1. in, from, or towards this direction

Example Sentences

Russian warships have been driven back from Ukraine’s Black Sea coast — “when the big war started, we could see them from our palaces,” said naval spokesman Dytro Pletenchuk — but only 150 nautical miles to the east-southeast lies the Russian-occupied Crimean peninsula, from which many strikes are launched.

From Los Angeles Times

Early Sunday morning, Nigel was in the open Atlantic, about 980 miles northeast of the Lesser Antilles and 1,180 miles east-southeast of Bermuda.

From New York Times

Sunday, the storm was about 95 miles east-southeast of Cozumel, Mexico, moving northeast at 3 mph with highest sustained winds of 40 mph, forecasters said.

From Washington Times

The Titan had hitched a ride to the Titanic’s resting spot—about 400 miles east-southeast off Newfoundland—with a Canadian research ship called the Polar Prince.

From Scientific American

The center of the storm was about 40 miles east-southeast of Guam at about 1:30 p.m. on Wednesday, the Weather Service said in an update.

From New York Times