south-southwest

[ south-south-west; Nautical sou-sou-west ]

noun

1. the point on the compass midway between south and southwest.

adjective

1. coming from this point:

   a south-southwest wind.

2. directed toward this point:

   a south-southwest course.

adverb

1. toward this point: : SSW

   sailing south-southwest.

south-southwest

noun

1. the point on the compass or the direction midway between south and southwest; 202° 30′ clockwise from north

adjective

1. in, from, or towards this direction

Example Sentences

Winds died to 2 to 3 mph from the south-southwest and Elliott Bay was glass calm.

From Seattle Times

The quake, which struck about 90 miles south-southwest of Taipei, was the second-deadliest in the island’s history, according to the U.S.G.S. and the Central Weather Administration.

From New York Times

As the sky darkens after dusk, find Saturn in the south-southwest preparing to set.

From Washington Post

Forecasters are also calling for breezy winds out of the south-southwest, with gusts of 25 to 40 mph, before and after the system arrives, Rowe said.

From Los Angeles Times

And in France, scientists have calculated that average temperatures in the northeastern city of Strasbourg are now roughly equivalent to those seen in Lyon, which lies about 240 miles to the south-southwest, in the 1970s.

From New York Times