Definition of Southeast

1. Noun. The compass point midway between south and east; at 135 degrees.

Exact synonyms: Se, Sou'-east, Southeastward
Generic synonyms: Compass Point, Point

2. Adjective. Coming from the southeast. "Southeasterly breezes"
Exact synonyms: Southeasterly
Similar to: South
Derivative terms: Southeaster

3. Adverb. To, toward, or in the southeast.
Exact synonyms: Sou'-east, South-east

4. Noun. The southeastern region of the United States.

5. Adjective. Situated in or oriented toward the southeast.
Exact synonyms: Southeasterly, Southeastern
Similar to: South

6. Noun. The direction corresponding to the southeastward compass point.
Generic synonyms: Direction

7. Noun. A location in the southeastern part of a country, region, or city.
Generic synonyms: Location

Definition of Southeast

1. n. The point of the compass equally distant from the south and the east; the southeast part or region.

2. a. Of or pertaining to the southeast; proceeding toward, or coming from, the southeast; as, a southeast course; a southeast wind.

Definition of Southeast

1. Noun. The direction of the cardinal compass point halfway between south and east, specifically 135°, abbreviated as SE. ¹

2. Adjective. Towards the southeast (''UK'': south-east); southeastwards. ¹

3. Adjective. southeastern (''UK'': south-eastern), southeasternmost; occupying a position that is relatively southeast of another. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Southeast

1. [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Southeast

south by west
south celestial pole
south poles
south side
south southeast
south southerly
south southwest
south temperate zone
south wind
south winds
southbound
southbridge
southbridges
southcottian
southdown
southeast (current term)
southeast by east
southeast by south
southeaster
southeasterly
southeastern
southeastern pocket gopher
southeastern united states
southeasters
southeasts
southeastward
southeastwardly
southeastwards
southed

Literary usage of Southeast

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Indian Affairs: Laws and Treaties by United States, Charles Joseph Kappler (1904)
"13, 14, 15,16, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 33,34, 35 and 36, the south half of the northeast quarter, the southeast quarter of the northwest quarter, ..."

2. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1919)
"The Fiji, Ellice, Solomon and Tonga islands lie on a plateau southeast of New ... The southeast trade wind, on the other hand, advances beyond the equator, ..."

3. Bulletin by Tennessee Division of Geology, Geological Survey, Division of Geology, Tennessee (1913)
"2 is 140 feet southeast of No. 1. The development consists of an open cut 15 feet long, at the end of which is a short tunnel seven feet long. ..."

4. The Physical Geography of the Sea by Matthew Fontaine Maury (1855)
"Reasons for supposing that the Air of the Northeast and of the southeast Trades cross at the calm Belts, $ 174.—What Observations have shown, 184. ..."

5. The Physical Geography of the Sea by Matthew Fontaine Maury (1858)
"Tracks of Vessels across the southeast Trades, 767.—Scenes in the Trade-wind ... —Proof that the Southwest Monsoons are the southeast Trades deflected, 797. ..."

6. Handbook of Birds of Eastern North America: With Introductory Chapters on by Frank Michler Chapman (1912)
"This is evidently followed by Kirtland's Warbler, which neste in northern Michigan and winters in the Bahamas, and it brings to our southeast Atlantic Coast ..."

7. Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society Held at Philadelphia for by American Philosophical Society (1897)
"In section 31, southeast quarter, the Cossatot crosses an overturned ... In 4S., 3r W., section 26, southeast quarter, an anticline is crossed by Flat creek ..."

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