south-southwest

noun

south-south·​west ˈsau̇th-ˌsau̇th-ˈwest 

: a compass point that is two points west of due south : S22°30′W

Examples of south-southwest in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Earlier Tuesday, a mandatory evacuation was ordered in the Central Texas community, about 65 miles south-southwest of Fort Worth, as the Hydra Fire grew to 1,000 acres. — Doug Myers, CBS News, 15 Sep. 2026

The storm was about 500 miles south-southwest of Lihue on Kauai, and about 525 miles southwest of Honolulu. — Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 7 Sep. 2026

The Category 1 storm was located about 695 miles (1,120 kilometers) south-southwest of San Diego with maximum sustained winds of 75 mph (120 kph). — ABC News, 6 Sep. 2026

On Friday morning, Lowell was 600 miles south of Lihue, Hawaii, or 570 miles south-southwest of Honolulu. — Matthew Cappucci, Washington Post, 4 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for south-southwest

• acquiesced
• coalesced
• dispossessed
• manifest
• overdressed
• overstressed
• prepossessed
• reassessed
• reinvest
• repossessed
• unaddressed
• uncompressed