roadstead

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Recent Examples of roadstead Two light cruisers and the USS Utah lay off its starboard bow, and Battleship Row, the famed but vulnerable roadstead for the Navy’s mightiest, was on the other side of Ford Island. Thomas Curwen, Los Angeles Times, 7 Dec. 2024 Container ships and oil tankers, waiting for a berth, are assigned a place to anchor in the roadstead off Long Beach and Huntington Harbor. Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2021 The Anzio roadstead was thick with Allied ships, but the Germans owned the skies. Bartle Bull, WSJ, 16 Dec. 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for roadstead
Noun
  • Some stay in port longer to enable more in-depth exploration of the culture, and some bring the art offshore; think Regent Seven Seas Cruises, whose brand new Seven Seas Grandeur has Picassos and the first Fabergé egg to live at sea.
    Alex Ledsom, Forbes.com, 26 May 2025
  • The 5,000-ton-class destroyer was damaged Wednesday when a transport cradle on the ship’s stern detached early during a launch ceremony attended by Kim at the northeastern port of Chongjin.
    Hyung-Jin Kim, Los Angeles Times, 26 May 2025
Noun
  • This scandal was a stain on Mayor Sam Yorty, who had appointed the harbor commissioners.
    Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 24 May 2025
  • To get the boat back on course, three crew members voluntarily entered the harbor to swim/push the boat back to shore.
    Susan DeGrane, Chicago Tribune, 23 May 2025
Noun
  • Soon to open is Siro Social, a rooftop terrace offering tapas, natural wine, and cocktails (both alcoholic and non) with panoramic views of the bay and surrounding mountains.
    Siobhan Reid, Travel + Leisure, 22 May 2025
  • Leaving from the Annapolis Waterfront Hotel’s dock several times a day, the boat will cruise past the Naval Academy before venturing into the bay.
    Charles Babington, New York Times, 21 May 2025
Noun
  • South Island The South Island is renowned for its spectacular natural scenery from the golden beaches of the Abel Tasman to the fiords and mountains in the Southern Alps.
    Amy Louise Bailey, Travel + Leisure, 20 June 2024
  • Inside the park, travelers can explore the 421-meter Doubtful Sound, New Zealand's deepest fiord, which is home to bottlenose dolphins, fur seals, and penguins, according to Tourism New Zealand.
    Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure, 9 Feb. 2022
Noun
  • From June to October, this biodiverse estuary near Titusville comes alive with bioluminescence.
    Alexandra Gillespie, Outside Online, 28 Apr. 2025
  • Climate change and variability drive increasing exposure of marine heatwaves across US estuaries.
    William Lambers, Newsweek, 7 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Soaring green mountains encircled the glittering, fjord-like inlet, and the bronzed and the beautiful streamed past our car clutching Dior and Bulgari shopping bags.
    Siobhan Reid, Travel + Leisure, 22 May 2025
  • Likewise, the black trapezoid (cheek) sections found previously below each headlight are now body-coloured on Sport models, and have been replaced entirely with sharp inlets on M Sport models; the headlights are new too.
    Matthew MacConnell, Forbes.com, 22 May 2025

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“Roadstead.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/roadstead. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.

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