SOU'-SOU'-WEST

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does sou'-sou'-west mean? 

• SOU'-SOU'-WEST (noun)
  The noun SOU'-SOU'-WEST has 1 sense:

1. the compass point midway between south and southwest

  Familiarity information: SOU'-SOU'-WEST used as a noun is very rare.

• SOU'-SOU'-WEST (adverb)
  The adverb SOU'-SOU'-WEST has 1 sense:

1. to, toward, or in the south southwest

  Familiarity information: SOU'-SOU'-WEST used as an adverb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SOU'-SOU'-WEST (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The compass point midway between south and southwest

Classified under:

Nouns denoting relations between people or things or ideas

Synonyms:

sou'-sou'-west; south southwest; SSW

Hypernyms ("sou'-sou'-west" is a kind of...):

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

• SOU'-SOU'-WEST (adverb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

To, toward, or in the south southwest

Synonyms:

sou'-sou'-west; south-southwest