roadsteads

Definition of roadsteadsnext
plural of roadstead

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for roadsteads
Noun
  • During the chase, Leatherman used highly dangerous evasive moves on local roads, open fields and residential properties, court documents show.
    JT Moodee Lockman, CBS News, 9 Apr. 2026
  • Hydroplaning happens when a vehicle starts sliding uncontrollably on wet roads.
    CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 9 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Iran is threatening to retaliate and has said no Gulf ports will be safe if the blockade continues.
    Brian Dakss, CBS News, 14 Apr. 2026
  • Trump is blockading Iranian ports in the Persian Gulf.
    Anniek Bao, CNBC, 14 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Cargo that would have moved through Dubai’s Jebel Ali — the Middle East’s most connected container port, which is now largely cut off from global freighters — is now entering through smaller harbors in Fujairah and Oman, then moving overland.
    Kelsey Warner, semafor.com, 8 Apr. 2026
  • Itineraries include Alaska, the Mediterranean, Croatia’s secluded harbors and Asia-Pacific.
    Elycia Rubin, HollywoodReporter, 24 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Development sends runoff into bays, further clouding the water.
    ABC News, ABC News, 10 Apr. 2026
  • The state has a target of 25 gigawatts of offshore wind energy by that year — enough to power about 25 million homes — and nearly all of it would come from five lease areas in federal waters near Humboldt and Morro bays.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Whether white shrimp from estuaries, or pink, brown, and Royal Red shrimp from the bay, or fin fish beyond Dauphin Island found in the deeper waters of the Gulf, seafood is woven into Mobile’s signature recipes.
    Anne Byrn, Southern Living, 11 Apr. 2026
  • In a new study, Daniel Petras, a biochemist at UC Riverside — together with 29 researchers from around the world — looked at 2,315 seawater samples collected from estuaries, coastal regions, coral reefs and the open ocean.
    Susanne Rust Follow, Los Angeles Times, 16 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Shoot through natural waterslides, wade in shallow pools, or swim in the shockingly deep inlets.
    Joie Probst, Midwest Living, 10 Apr. 2026
  • Small craft should exercise caution near inlets and over offshore waters.
    Garfield Hylton, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Historic stages such as the Fox Theatre and the Fillmore have long served as proving grounds for performers testing new sounds and building audiences.
    Rachelle Graham, CBS News, 13 Apr. 2026
  • Architectonics takes this murky style and plunges it to a new deep, incorporating the bronze gong and chime sounds of gamelan while burying his rhythms in dense, dubby layers of incense smoke.
    Sam Goldner, Pitchfork, 13 Apr. 2026
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“Roadsteads.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/roadsteads. Accessed 14 Apr. 2026.

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