Thesaurus results for ROADSTEAD

roadstead

noun

Definition of roadstead

as in port

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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 The Anzio roadstead was thick with Allied ships, but the Germans owned the skies. — Bartle Bull, WSJ, 16 Dec. 2020

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Noun

In the port city of Mokha, residents said rockets hit several buildings, including a hospital.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 27 Oct. 2026
Moscow and Beijing last week have agreed to expand freight traffic along Arctic shipping corridors, increase services between their ports and deepen cooperation on building polar vessels.

— Lee Ying Shan,Matthew Tan, CNBC, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of port

Noun

There’s a quiet stillness in the harbor — the only sounds are of the occasional gull and car whirring by.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026
From November 21, 2027 through March 20, 2028, Amangati will embark on 19 cruises, tracing the storied harbors and pristine archipelagos of the Antilles and heading to new waters in the Dominican Republic, Martinique, Guadeloupe, and the Grenadines.

— Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of harbor

Noun

Starship is designed for full reusability and is equipped with a payload bay outfitted to accommodate SpaceX's upgraded Version 3 Starlink satellites, which are too large for the workhorse Falcon 9.

— Josh Dinner, Space.com, 23 Oct. 2026
The most direct routes to San Francisco and the East and South bays do not involve utilizing Highway 37.

— Madison Smalstig, Sacbee.com, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of bay

Noun

Evening came on; behind the remains of the summer house, the tide could be heard rushing up the estuary.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Oct. 2026
The ministry also said a bulk carrier headed to the port of Mykolaiv with military cargo on board was hit in the estuary of the Bug river along the Black Sea.

— ABC News, ABC News, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of estuary

Noun

Around back, the Studio 1 keeps its connections neatly organized, with USB-C and Ethernet ports at the lower left and a recessed power inlet and physical rocker switch on the right.

— Michael Lydick, PC Magazine, 14 Oct. 2026
Ponds, inlets, and outfalls that are not maintained do not perform as designed, and deferred maintenance is the most common reason a system that looks adequate on paper floods in practice.

— Orlando Sentinel Staff, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 Oct. 2026

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