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
  • Noel Hacegaba, who last month took the helm of the Port of Long Beach, has greenlit the largest capital-spending plan of any port in North America.
    Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 20 Feb. 2026
  • In the first quarter of last year, the cruise line visited Labadee, a port on the northern coastline, after a pause in 2024.
    Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 19 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Her parents, once her safe harbor, are now shaped by mistrust, and Trine wrestles with guilt and a nagging doubt about her own sanity.
    Matthew Carey, Deadline, 17 Feb. 2026
  • The capital, Gustavia, is a picturesque harbor town featuring waterfront promenades, historic buildings, and eclectic restaurants.
    Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 17 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Yan raised Eileen Gu right across the bay in San Francisco.
    Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 21 Feb. 2026
  • Do bay leaves actually do anything in cooking?
    Hannah Yasharoff, USA Today, 21 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • The plants that thrived in that ecosystem formed protective estuaries.
    Melina Walling, Los Angeles Times, 19 Feb. 2026
  • Built in the estuary of what was once the River Kaystros, near the Aegean coast, Ephesus thrived as a trading hub connecting east and west.
    Maureen O'Hare, CNN Money, 9 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Small craft should exercise caution near inlets due to incoming long-period swells.
    Garfield Hylton, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 Feb. 2026
  • Since 1957, believers and non-believers alike have sought refuge at the 10-acre estate, with meandering woodland paths and rocky gardens nestled along a quiet, lake-like inlet of Long Island Sound.
    Hannah Towey, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Feb. 2026

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“Roadstead.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/roadstead. Accessed 24 Feb. 2026.

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