southeast

[ south-eest; Nautical sou-eest ]

noun

1. the point or direction midway between south and east. : SE
2. a region in this direction.
3. (initial capital letter) the southeast region of the United States.

adjective

1. lying toward, situated in, or directed toward the southeast.
2. coming from the southeast, as a wind.

adverb

1. in the direction midway between south and east.

southeast

¹

/ ˌsaʊθˈiːst; ˌsaʊˈiːst /

noun

1. the point of the compass or the direction midway between south and east, 135° clockwise from north
2. often capusually preceded bythe any area lying in or towards this direction

adjective

1. sometimes capital of or denoting the southeastern part of a specified country, area, etc
2. situated in, proceeding towards, or facing the southeast
3. (esp of the wind) from the southeast

adverb

1. in, to, towards, or (esp of the wind) from the southeast

Southeast

²

/ ˌsaʊθˈiːst /

noun

1. the Southeast
   the southeastern part of Britain, esp the London area

Derived Forms

• ˌsouthˈeasternmost, adjective

Other Words From

• southeastern adjective
• south·east·ern·most [south-, ee, -stern-mohst, -m, uh, st], adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of southeast¹

before 900; Middle English southest, Old English sūthēast. See south, east

Example Sentences

Tasmania currently lies about 240 kilometres off the southeast Australian coast, separated from the Australian mainland by the Bass Strait.

From Science Daily

Over the next three days, the Woolsey fire would cut a path of destruction through southeast Ventura County and the hills of Malibu, burning literally to the sand next to Pacific Coast Highway.

From Los Angeles Times

This time, it happened at a Labor Day parade in southeast Ohio.

From Salon

In southeast Vancouver, about 10 miles away across the Columbia River, another ballot box was set on fire with a “suspicious device” at 4 a.m., local police said in a release.

From Los Angeles Times

Russia has helped spread false and misleading information on the internet about Hurricane Helene and Hurricane Milton, two climate change-fueled natural disasters that recently struck the American southeast.

From Salon