south-southwest

See also: south southwest and south-south-west

English

South-southwest.

Alternative forms

• south southwest, south-south-west
• sou'-sou'-west (nautical)
• SSW (abbreviation)

Noun

south-southwest (uncountable)

1. The compass point halfway between south and southwest; specifically at a bearing of 202.5°.

   Antonym: north-northeast

Translations

compass point

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 南南西

• Danish: sydsydvest
• Finnish: etelälounas
• French: sud-sud-ouest (fr)
• Galician: sur-suroeste m
• Greek: νότια-νοτιοδυτικά n pl (nótia-notiodytiká)
• Hungarian: dél-délnyugat
• Japanese: 南南西 (ja) (nannansei)
• Korean: 남남서 (ko) (namnamseo)
• Malay: selatan barat daya
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: sør-sørvest

  Nynorsk: sør-sørvest

• Portuguese: sul-sudoeste m
• Romanian: sud-sudvest
• Swedish: sydsydväst, syd-sydväst

Adjective

south-southwest (not comparable)

1. Of, in or pertaining to the south-southwest; south-southwestern.
2. Situated toward or in the direction of the south-southwest; south-southwestward; south-southwesterly.

   A south-southwest course.

3. Coming from the south-southwest; south-southwesterly.

   A south-southwest wind.

Translations

south-southwestern — see south-southwestern

south-southwestward — see south-southwestward

south-southwesterly — see south-southwesterly

Adverb

south-southwest (not comparable)

1. Towards or in the direction of the south-southwest; south-southwestwards.

   We are travelling south-southwest at the moment.

Translations

south-southwestward — see south-southwestward