southeasterly

/sˈa‍ʊθiːstəli/

/sˈaʊθiːstɚli/

[adjective]

southeasterly

[ADJECTIVE]

situated in or oriented toward the southeast

synonyms : southeast

southeastern

coming from the southeast

synonyms : southeast

Examples

1. While you might think the Greeks would have been pushed towards Greece, everyone was generally pushed in a southeasterly direction.

2. Back in a southeasterly direction, the Vikings also made frequent contact with the Islamic world, establishing lucrative trading relations, effectively connecting the two halves of the Mediterranean together in many ways.

3. As the ice sheet pulled back, cold air from the top rushed down and created powerful winds that blew in a southeasterly direction.

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