roadstead
1Roadstead — Road stead, n. [Road, 4 + stead a place.] An anchorage off shore. Same as {Road}, 4. [1913 Webster] Moored in the neighboring roadstead. Longfellow. [1913 Webster] …
2roadstead — [rōd′sted΄] n. [ ROAD + STEAD] a protected place near shore, not as enclosed as a harbor, where ships can anchor …
3Roadstead — A roadstead is a place outside a harbor where a ship can lie at anchor. It is an enclosed area with an opening to the sea, narrower than a bay or gulf. It has a surface that cannot be confused with an estuary. It can be created artificially by… …
4Roadstead of Brest — The roadstead of Brest ( rade de Brest ) is a roadstead or bay located in the Finistère department in Bretagne in northwestern France. The surface area is about 180 km² (70 sq mi). The port of Brest is located on its northern edge and one of the… …
5roadstead — noun Date: 1556 a place less enclosed than a harbor where ships may ride at anchor …
6roadstead — road as defined above …
7roadstead — /rohd sted /, n. Naut. road (def. 4). [1325 75; ME radestede. See ROAD, STEAD] * * * …
8roadstead — noun A partly sheltered anchorage outside a harbour …
9roadstead — n. anchorage, protected area for ships to anchor …
10roadstead — noun another term for road (in sense 3). Origin C16: from road + stead in the sense a place …
