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SOUTHEASTWARD
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The compass point midway between south and east; at 135 degrees
Synonyms:
SE; sou'-east; southeast; southeastward
Classified under:
Nouns denoting relations between people or things or ideas
Hypernyms ("southeastward" is a kind of...):
compass point; point (any of 32 horizontal directions indicated on the card of a compass)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Toward the southeast
Classified under:
Similar:
south (situated in or facing or moving toward or coming from the south)
III. (adverb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
In a southeastward direction
Example:
the river flows southeastward to the gulf
Synonyms:
southeastward; southeastwardly
Classified under:
Pertainym:
southeastward (toward the southeast)
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