southeastward

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adverb or adjective

south·​east·​ward sau̇th-ˈēs-twərd How to pronounce southeastward (audio)
sau̇-ˈēs-
: toward the southeast
southeastwards adverb

southeastward

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noun

Examples of southeastward in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web
Adverb or adjective
The extent of the damage appeared to reflect the strength of the winds reported throughout the area as the storm swept southeastward in the hour after 4 p.m. At the official measuring station at Reagan National Airport, a wind gust of 60 mph was reported. Clarence Williams, Washington Post, 29 July 2023 The weather continued to be active overnight as a line of strong to severe storms pushed southeastward across parts of west and south Alabama. Leigh Morgan, al, 17 June 2023 That action sent a cascade of freshwater – filled with nutrient-rich agricultural runoff – flowing southeastward, eventually into the warm Mississippi Sound. al, 21 Dec. 2019 Heavy snow was falling on the northern Rockies and was moving southeastward along with a charge of cold air, AccuWeather said. Editors, USA TODAY, 11 Oct. 2019 High pressure over the upper Great Lakes will ridge southeastward into Connecticut on Monday bringing a partly sunny sky and comfortable humidity as the dew point drops from near 60 degrees around sunrise to the mid-50s by the late morning. courant.com, 17 June 2019 Cooler air will sweep southeastward across the Midwest and Northeast during Monday night and Tuesday, AccuWeather said. Doyle Rice, USA TODAY, 14 June 2018
Noun
Forecast analysis The approaching storm will be diving southeastward from western Canada before crossing our region Friday. Dan Stillman, Washington Post, 17 Jan. 2024 Forecasters said storms are now expected to develop across northern Mississippi late tonight and spread southeastward into Alabama during the early morning hours. Leigh Morgan, al, 11 Mar. 2023 Forecasters said thunderstorms over middle Tennessee will track southeastward across the watch area through the afternoon, posing a risk of damaging wind gusts. Leigh Morgan, al, 20 July 2023 Those storms have the potential to grow into a mesoscale convective system, or MCS, that could hold together and track southeastward toward Alabama overnight. Leigh Morgan, al, 14 June 2023 The National Weather Service says a ridge of high pressure is shifting southeastward across the Pacific Northwest early this week and will keep the region cold and dry. oregonlive, 13 Dec. 2022 First spotted over Montana, which is home to Malmstrom Air Force Base, the site of one of America’s three nuclear missile silo fields, the massive white orb, which is about the size of three school buses, headed southeastward over Kansas and Missouri at around 60,000 to 65,000 feet. Leila Sackur, NBC News, 5 Feb. 2023 Moving south-southeastward at about six miles per hour, the storm is expected to track right along the coast through the weekend before heading back out to sea on Monday. Tom Yulsman, Discover Magazine, 12 Apr. 2014 According to Accuweather the massive storm over the Central states will drag the coldest air of the season southeastward across the Plains, Mississippi Valley and Midwest late this week. Ramon Padilla, USA Today, 13 Dec. 2022

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Word History

First Known Use

Adverb Or Adjective

1528, in the meaning defined above

Noun

1555, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of southeastward was in 1528

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“Southeastward.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/southeastward. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.

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southeastward

adverb or adjective
south·​east·​ward
sau̇-ˈthēs-twərd,
sau̇-ˈēs-
: toward the southeast
southeastwards
-twərdz
adverb
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