Southeast

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  • noun. The direction or point on the mariner's compass halfway between due south and due east, or 135° east of due north.
  • noun. An area or region lying in the southeast.
  • noun. A region of the southeast United States generally including Alabama, Georgia, South Carolina, and Florida.
  • adjective. To, toward, of, facing, or in the southeast.
  • adjective. Originating in or coming from the southeast.
  • adverb. In, from, or toward the southeast.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Toward or from the southeast.
  • noun. That point on the horizon between south and east which is equally distant from them; S. 45° E., or E. 45° S., or, loss strictly, a point or region intermediate between south and east.
  • Pertaining to the southeast; proceeding from or directed toward that point; southeastern.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adjective. Of or pertaining to the southeast; proceeding toward, or coming from, the southeast
  • noun. The point of the compass equally distant from the south and the east; the southeast part or region.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. The direction of the cardinal compass point halfway between south and east, specifically 135°, abbreviated as SE.
  • adjective. Towards the southeast (UK: south-east); southeastwards.
  • adjective. southeastern (UK: south-eastern), southeasternmost; occupying a position that is relatively southeast of another.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adverb. to, toward, or in the southeast
  • noun. a location in the southeastern part of a country, region, or city
  • adjective. coming from the southeast
  • noun. the southeastern region of the United States
  • adjective. situated in or oriented toward the southeast
  • noun. the direction corresponding to the southeastward compass point
  • noun. the compass point midway between south and east; at 135 degrees
  • adverb. to, toward, or in the southeast
  • Word Usage
    "We're still waiting on a permit on a critical gathering line in what we call the southeast bread Red Wash area which is in the extreme southeastern corner of our big block of acreage."
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    south  
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    Beast  East  Ne  Northeast  Se  
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