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

The epicenter was approximately 6 miles south-southwest of Big Pine, at a depth of 1 mile. — Ca Earthquake Bot, Sacbee.com, 22 July 2026

Tropical Storm Bertha is 35 miles south-southwest of Biloxi Mississippi and 60 miles east of New Orleans, Louisiana. — Miami Herald Hurricane Bot, Miami Herald, 22 July 2026

North winds will become south-southwest and rain chances will remain at 60 percent. — Garfield Hylton, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 June 2026

Like there’s the line that goes north-south, or there’s the line that goes north-northeast and south-southwest or something like that, right? — Quanta Magazine, 25 June 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