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Adjective: southeastward  `sawth'eest-wurd [N. Amer], `sawth'eest-wûd [Brit]
  1. Toward the southeast
Noun: southeastward  `sawth'eest-wurd [N. Amer], `sawth'eest-wûd [Brit]
  1. The compass point midway between south and east; at 135 degrees
    - southeast, sou'-east, SE
Adverb: southeastward  `sawth'eest-wurd [N. Amer], `sawth'eest-wûd [Brit]
  1. In a southeastward direction
    "the river flows southeastward to the gulf"
    - southeastwardly

Derived forms: southeastwards

See also: south

Type of: compass point, point

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south-east
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southeast by south
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southeastern United States
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Southend-on-Sea
souther
southerly
southern
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southern aster
Southern Baptist
Southern Baptist Convention
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