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roadstead

noun

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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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After tit-for-tat strikes in early July following the arrival of an Iranian plane in the Yemeni capital, Sanaa, the Houthis attacked Saudi vessels and attempted to blockade Saudi Arabia's Red Sea ports.

— August 20, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026
These days, Jackson and her drag king character live in Ramsgate, a port town on England’s southeast coast where – much like Pat’s flag – strings of Union Jacks flutter along the harbor.

— Sheena McKenzie, CNN Money, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of port

Noun

Twelve people were pulled from the harbor, but two others were found in critical condition.

— Martin Goillandeau, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2026
Most of the gold bullion aboard the Fort Stikine was lost, but dredging operations in the harbor have continued to unearth some of these bricks, including as recently as 2011.

— Frannie Comstock, Encyclopedia Britannica, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of harbor

Noun

Snakes are ectothermic and rely on outside heat to regulate their body temperature, so a dark, warm engine bay makes an appealing shelter — and offers plenty of nooks to hide from predators.

— Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 18 Aug. 2026
The Monochrome cruise missile is based on the S-71 Kovyor and is designed for carriage inside the weapons bays of the Su-57 fighter jet and S-70 Okhotnik drone.

— Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of bay

Noun

At these levels, Mosquito Lagoon will no longer be an estuary but be our new ocean beach.

— Jay Reddick, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 Aug. 2026
Peter’s family boarded the vessel for an eight-mile trip down the estuary to the George III Hotel when the tide pushed it into a bridge and sent all 42 passengers into the water, the outlet reported.

— Adam England, PEOPLE, 29 July 2026

Definition of estuary

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