south-southwest
Halfway past southwest
South-southwest is a compass direction halfway between south and southwest, corresponding to 202.5 degrees from true north.
It appears in navigation, meteorology, and geographic descriptions to indicate a bearing or the origin of winds and weather systems.
The storm is moving south-southwest at fifteen miles per hour.
As an adverb or adjective, it describes movement or position in that direction: We sailed south-southwest along the coast.
Compass point abbreviation
- bearingPosture or orientation
- headingDirectional course traveled
- azimuthHorizontal directional angle
- degreesUnits of measurement
cardinal · intercardinal · quadrant · magnetic · true · variation · declination · orientation
Directional course traveled
- coursePlanned path forward
- trajectoryPath of moving object
- vectorQuantity with direction
- orientationPosition relative to surroundings
bearing · route · pathway · track · line · angle · deviation · drift
SSW
Compass point abbreviation
degrees · cardinal · intercardinal · quadrant · magnetic · true · variation · declination · orientation · sector
heading
Directional course traveled
- coursePlanned path forward
- trajectoryPath of moving object
- vectorQuantity with direction
orientation · bearing · route · pathway · track · line · angle · deviation · drift · inclination
course
Planned path forward
steering · sailing · charting · plotting · waypoint · fix · transit · mariner · seafarer · navigator
breeze
Light, gentle air movement
blow · current · airflow · draft · zephyr · waft · prevailing · trade · monsoon · cyclone
south-southwestnorth-northeast
22.5 degrees from top
north · northeast · north-northwest · NNE · due north
south, west, western, southern, southwest, westward, southward, southerly, southeastern