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Roadstead

//ˈɹəʊdstɛd// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A partly sheltered anchorage; a stretch of water near the shore where vessels may ride at anchor, but with less protection than a harbour.

    "The shores of Protection island form on its south side, which is about two miles long, a most excellent roadstead, and a channel into port Discovery, near 2 miles wide on either side […]"

  2. 2
    a partly sheltered anchorage wordnet

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From road + stead.

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