sou' east
/ˌsaʊˈist/
adverb
- Toward or from the southeast.
- The birds flew sou'-east for the winter.
- The ship turned sou'-east to avoid the rocks.
- We hiked sou'-east along the ridge for an hour.
noun
- The direction halfway between south and east; southeast.
- They sailed toward the sou'-east to reach the island.
- The wind shifted to the sou'-east, bringing warmer air.
- The storm was moving from the sou'-east at a steady pace.
adjective
- Located in or coming from the southeast.
- A sou'-east breeze cooled the deck in the afternoon.
- The sou'-east corner of the garden gets the most sun.
- They built a small cabin on the sou'-east slope of the hill.