roadsteads

plural of roadstead

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for roadsteads
Noun
  • The park’s 14 trails range from old mining roads to the perimeter of Kathleen Lake to Thechàl Dhâl, also known as Sheep Mountain, with northern wildlife and Southern Tutchone cultural heritage along the way.
    Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 4 June 2026
  • The new tax on Dubai tolls and parking, which began on June 1, will give the UAE government another cut from its roads that’s divorced from the financial performance of the operators.
    Mohammed Sergie, semafor.com, 4 June 2026
Noun
  • Washington has imposed its own blockade of Iranian ports.
    Parisa Hafezi, USA Today, 9 June 2026
  • In a 2023 press release, the Indian government said nearly 75% of India's maritime cargo today is handled at ports outside India.
    Omkar Khandekar, NPR, 7 June 2026
Noun
  • Many locations on transport police beats, such as harbors, don’t have standard addresses.
    Matthew Polega, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026
  • Third, scale obligations with impact, autonomy, and exposure — and include safe harbors for good-faith monitoring, incident disclosure, and rapid remediation.
    Ion Stoica, Fortune, 27 May 2026
Noun
  • Normally, that water has been discharged into local creeks and bays.
    Michelle Hummel, Fortune, 25 May 2026
  • Normally, that water has been discharged into local creeks and bays.
    Michelle Hummel, The Conversation, 22 May 2026
Noun
  • The North Carolina Estuarium is another highlight, with Pamlico River tours as well as 200 exhibits on estuaries and coastal rivers.
    Caroline Eubanks, Travel + Leisure, 4 June 2026
  • Marco Island Adjacent to the Everglades National Park and nearly 100 miles of undeveloped islands, bays, and estuaries, Marco Island is a sheller's paradise.
    Gabi De la Rosa, Southern Living, 17 May 2026
Noun
  • Additional studies will investigate replacin aluminum structures with steel for better durability, and the addition of spike inlets and other aerodynamic refinements necessary to maintain stable flight and payload release at speeds approaching and exceeding Mach 3.
    David Szondy June 04, New Atlas, 4 June 2026
  • Water barreling into narrow inlets and crashing onto coral rock formations is the first sight that welcomes you to Shete Boka National Park on the island of Curaçao.
    Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 10 May 2026
Noun
  • Her presence is heralded not by the sounds of howls, roars or clanking chains, but by the shutting of the door to her study, the scrape of her chair as it is pulled towards her desk, and the clanking of her type-writer keys.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 9 June 2026
  • Trump, who built a career as a real estate developer, has frequently touted the project, gushing over the sounds of jackhammers and excavation trucks.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 8 June 2026
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“Roadsteads.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/roadsteads. Accessed 10 Jun. 2026.

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