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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.
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Thomas Curwen,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Dec. 2024
The Anzio roadstead was thick with Allied ships, but the Germans owned the skies.
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Bartle Bull,
WSJ,
16 Dec. 2020
Thomas Curwen,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Dec. 2024
The Anzio roadstead was thick with Allied ships, but the Germans owned the skies.
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Bartle Bull,
WSJ,
16 Dec. 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for roadstead
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The port city of Sevastopol was historically home to the headquarters for Russia’s Black Sea Fleet.
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At the federal level, there have been efforts to mitigate the crisis including improving fentanyl detection at ports and borders.
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Turning Atkins's Legal Tools Into Financial Modeling Material At the Texas A&M Corporate Law Symposium, Chair Atkins floated innovative litigation safe harbors to break the disclosure gridlock.
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The completion of the harbor project follows a year in which cargo volumes tumbled due to ongoing trade uncertainty.
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These ultra-comfortable sneakers have orthotic support that’s podiatrist-approved to keep pain at bay all day.
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Work is currently concentrated on four bays, before moving to the rest of the gallery.
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Blue-green algae, known as cyanobacteria, naturally occur in inland waters, estuaries and the sea.
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Crocodiles are more tolerant of saltwater than alligators and are commonly found in mangrove habitats, bays and estuaries in South Florida.
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Brent took us on a scenic detour of an inlet.
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The design features multiple tiny inlets and outlets scattered uniformly across the chip.
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“Roadstead.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/roadstead. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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