Definition of Roadstead. Meaning of Roadstead. Synonyms of Roadstead

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Definition of Roadstead

Roadstead
Roadstead Road"stead, n. [Road, 4 + stead a place.] An anchorage off shore. Same as Road, 4. Moored in the neighboring roadstead. --Longfellow.

Meaning of Roadstead from wikipedia

- A roadstead or road is a body of water sheltered from rip currents, spring tides, or ocean swell where ships can lie reasonably safely at anchor without...
- The roadstead of Brest (French: rade de Brest, French pronunciation: [ʁad də bʁɛst]; Breton: Lenn-vor Brest) is a roadstead or bay located in the Finistère...
- The Downs is a roadstead (area of sheltered, favourable sea) in the southern North Sea near the English Channel off the east Kent coast, between the North...
- The roadstead of Lorient (French: Rade de Lorient, Breton: Lenn-von an Oriant) is a roadstead located to the west of Morbihan in Brittany, France. The...
- of the bay. Tallinn Bay itself is divided into several parts: Tallinn Roadstead (Estonian: Tallinna reid), Kopli Bay, Kakumäe Bay and Palj****aare Bay...
- Petit Minou Lighthouse (Phare du Petit Minou) is a lighthouse in the roadstead of Brest, standing in front of the Fort du Petit Minou, in the commune...
- 1807, during the Napoleonic Wars, the collected fleet sailed from the roadstead to the Battle of Copenhagen. From 1808 to 1814, the Admiralty in London...
- Force de dissuasion (deterrence force). Their home port is Île Longue, Roadstead of Brest, Western Brittany. The first three boats were originally armed...
- Washington state, United States Rías Altas and Rías Baixas in Galicia, Spain Roadstead of Brest in Brittany, France San Francisco Bay in California, United States...
- The Rede van Texel, formerly Reede van Texel, was a roadstead off the Dutch island of Texel. It was of considerable importance to Dutch long-distance...