southeastwards

In southeast direction

Southeastwards means toward the southeast, the direction midway between south and east: The storm moved southeastwards along the coast.

More common in British English; Americans typically say southeastward.

direction

bearing

Posture or orientation

trajectory · orientation · azimuth · compass point · cardinal · angle · declination · waypoint

navigation

wayfinding

Navigating through physical spaces

seafaring · voyage · maritime · nautical · helmsman · sextant · astrolabe · GPS · dead reckoning · bearing

movement

drift

Gradual movement, no direction

  • shiftMovement or work period
  • veerChange course suddenly
  • trackPath or monitored route

advance · progression · migrate · relocate · proceed · trajectory · path · route · heading · transit

travel

journey

Travel from place to place

passage · crossing · route · itinerary · destination · migration · departure

weather

monsoon

Seasonal tropical wind pattern

storm track · prevailing winds · front · airflow · wind direction

Opposites
compass direction

southeastwardsnorthwestwards

In that diagonal direction

northwestward · northwesterly · northwest · northward · northwards

Family

southeastward

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