south-southwest
noun
south-south·west
ˈsau̇th-ˌsau̇th-ˈwest 
: a compass point that is two points west of due south : S22°30′W
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The system, a few hundred miles south-southwest of the Gulf of Tehuantepec, is forecast to bring heavy rains to parts of Central America and southern Mexico.
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Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 29 June 2025
The cyclone is in the eastern Pacific about 55 miles south-southwest of Puerto Angel in Mexico.
—Luis Alberto Cruz, Chicago Tribune, 19 June 2025
The location is on federal land just north of the U.S.-Mexico border along a desolate stretch of the Sonoran Desert about 72 miles south-southwest of Tucson.
—Doha Madani, NBC news, 5 May 2025
Rafael was located about 80 miles south-southwest of Montego Bay, Jamaica Tuesday morning with maximum sustained winds around 60 mph with higher gusts.
—Gabe Hauari, USA TODAY, 5 Nov. 2024
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Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 29 June 2025
The cyclone is in the eastern Pacific about 55 miles south-southwest of Puerto Angel in Mexico.
—Luis Alberto Cruz, Chicago Tribune, 19 June 2025
The location is on federal land just north of the U.S.-Mexico border along a desolate stretch of the Sonoran Desert about 72 miles south-southwest of Tucson.
—Doha Madani, NBC news, 5 May 2025
Rafael was located about 80 miles south-southwest of Montego Bay, Jamaica Tuesday morning with maximum sustained winds around 60 mph with higher gusts.
—Gabe Hauari, USA TODAY, 5 Nov. 2024
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“South-southwest.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/south-southwest. Accessed 16 Jul. 2025.
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