roadstead

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Example Sentences

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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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for roadstead
Noun
  • Chinese leader Xi Jinping attended the commissioning ceremony for the Fujian at a military port in Sanya on Hainan island earlier this week, China’s state broadcaster CCTV reported on Friday.
    Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 7 Nov. 2025
  • Brown said the store is in a small car port attached to the garage, and the produce is displayed on tables and in refrigerated cases.
    Gillian Stawiszynski, Cincinnati Enquirer, 7 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • Other filming locations include the harbor town of Polperro in Cornwall, the historic Bishops Lydeard train station, and the Wessex Hotel in Street.
    Allison DeGrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Nov. 2025
  • Fasano Salvador's rooftop view overlooking the harbor is the best in the city.
    Taylor McIntyre, Travel + Leisure, 5 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • Tucked away along a tranquil, sandy bay on the island's southern coast, the 38-acre resort feels perfectly secluded, further enhancing its air of exclusivity.
    Carley Rojas Avila, Travel + Leisure, 6 Jan. 2026
  • On one of the final days of the semester, Raymundo peered into his Infiniti J30’s engine bay, searching for the issue that had troubled the car.
    Daniel Miller, Los Angeles Times, 6 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • The Chesapeake Bay—the largest estuary in the continental United States—used to be packed with oysters, more than anyone today might imagine.
    JSTOR Daily, JSTOR Daily, 31 Oct. 2025
  • Mangroves exist in the intertidal zones of warm rivers, estuaries and bays, growing in the sediment brought to the coast by the freshwater rivers and tides, according to the Australia Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry.
    Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 16 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • In fact, Singer Island was once the north end of Palm Beach, until dredging created an inlet that separates the two island.
    Kelsey Glennon, Southern Living, 7 Jan. 2026
  • As waves and ocean currents carried sand from northern barrier islands over decades, the inlet shifted south, closing the breach between the two islands.
    Jack Prator, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 Jan. 2026

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“Roadstead.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/roadstead. Accessed 8 Jan. 2026.

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