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Meaning of ROADSTEAD

Pronunciation:  'rowdsted

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 Definition: [n]  a partly sheltered anchorage
 
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 Synonyms: roads
 
 See Also: anchorage, anchorage ground

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Road"stead\, n. [Road, 4 + stead a place.]
An anchorage off shore. Same as {Road}, 4.
      Moored in the neighboring roadstead.     --Longfellow.
 
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