roadsteads

Definition of roadsteadsnext
plural of roadstead

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for roadsteads
Noun
  • The Drivecast is our weekly podcast giving you a behind-the-scenes look at the biggest stories, controversies, and characters shaping the automotive industry and the way our roads look today.
    Joel Feder, The Drive, 19 Mar. 2026
  • Karachi Mayor Murtaza Wahab urged residents to stay indoors and avoid unnecessary movement, warning that many trees had fallen and crews were working to clear roads.
    ABC News, ABC News, 19 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Each Travelive guest receives VIP assistance in airports and ports – being met at jetway, assisted with luggage and breezed through security with no waiting.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Mar. 2026
  • Ecuador is struggling to contain drug violence as rival cartels battle for control of coastal ports used to smuggle cocaine to the United States.
    ABC News, ABC News, 16 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • The state port authority has argued the project is existentially necessary to keep the Wilmington port competitive in an era of larger ships, heavier loads and deeper harbors.
    Patrick Sisson, Scientific American, 9 Mar. 2026
  • Today, the towns of Vis and Komiza house harbors, stone houses, narrow streets, and a coastal lifestyle known locally as pomalo.
    Jason Phillips, USA Today, 4 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Wetted bays in the bow and stern provide more opportunities for sensor loading.
    Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 20 Mar. 2026
  • Water quality in many canals and bays is worsening.
    Nathan Rott, NPR, 17 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • 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
  • Take an ecotour with Pawleys Island Guide Services to explore the marshes, deltas, tidal creeks, and estuaries that wind their way around the island.
    Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 12 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Small craft should exercise caution near inlets due to incoming long-period swells.
    Garfield Hylton, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 Feb. 2026
  • Stewart looks inside the nozzles and inlets, cleaning them in and out.
    Quincy Bulin, Southern Living, 13 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • The American Culture Quiz is a weekly test of our unique national traits, trends, history and people — including current events and the sights and sounds of the United States.
    Kelly McGreal, FOXNews.com, 22 Mar. 2026
  • There was quiet now, only the sounds of mockingbirds and hawks from every direction, chirp, chirp, chirp, chirp.
    Christopher Spata, The Orlando Sentinel, 21 Mar. 2026
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“Roadsteads.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/roadsteads. Accessed 24 Mar. 2026.

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