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SOUTHEASTWARD

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

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

Synonyms:

SE; sou'-east; southeast; southeastward

Classified under:

Nouns denoting relations between people or things or ideas

Hypernyms ("southeastward" is a kind of...):

compass point; point (any of 32 horizontal directions indicated on the card of a compass)

 II. (adjective) 

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Meaning:

Toward the southeast

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

south (situated in or facing or moving toward or coming from the south)

 III. (adverb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

In a southeastward direction

Example:

the river flows southeastward to the gulf

Synonyms:

southeastward; southeastwardly

Classified under:

Adverbs

Pertainym:

southeastward (toward the southeast)

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