roadsteads

plural of roadstead

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for roadsteads
Noun
  • Hydroplaning happens when a vehicle starts sliding uncontrollably on wet roads.
    NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 5 Oct. 2025
  • Rainwater tends to stockpile on the edges of roads.
    CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 4 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Given their historic links to trade, Chinatowns often occupied downtown locations close to busy ports or densely populated urban centers.
    Oscar Holland, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2025
  • From data centers to airlines, commodities to videogames, electric cars to the ports and shipping lines used to move them and other goods around the world, a handful of funds fueled by oil sales are increasingly touching the lives of people all over the world.
    Matthew Martin, semafor.com, 1 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • But not all super polluters are not all power plants or oil refineries — for example, in Boston as well as Los Angeles and Long Beach, California, domestic shipping in and out of harbors qualifies as a super polluter.
    Andrew Freedman, CNN Money, 24 Sep. 2025
  • Friesen, who studies the coevolution of plants and rhizobia, writes that just one gram of plant tissue harbors between 10 million and 10 billion endophytic bacteria alone.
    Anna Marija Helt, JSTOR Daily, 17 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • On the seventh floor, which houses 33 private infusion bays with TVs, a woodsy scent filled the air.
    Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Located right outside of town in neighboring Moss Point, the Grand Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve offers 18,000 acres of pine savannas, salt marshes, bays, bayous, and salt pannes to explore.
    Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 27 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • In partnership with Leave No Trace, Martin County offers the tours for free, helping visitors discover the natural beauty of the coastline’s mangroves, estuaries, hammocks, and trails.
    Kelsey Glennon, Southern Living, 3 Oct. 2025
  • The salt marshes and estuaries are a magnet for migratory birds, whose colorful plumage rivals the blaze of bold leaves.
    Allison Tibaldi, USA Today, 20 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The 52 mm black titanium case evokes the exterior of the hypercar, with the front grille flanked by two cooling inlets.
    Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 20 Sep. 2025
  • Below, the cliffs fall away into jagged inlets, sea stacks, and pocket beaches laced with driftwood.
    Lauren Mowery, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Some models also feature adaptive noise cancellation to adjust ANC levels and ambient modes to allow specific sounds through, which helps noise control across different environments.
    Jackie Cucco, Travel + Leisure, 2 Oct. 2025
  • This interactive Night Fury friend makes more than 60 different sounds and reacts when trainers-in-training use his toy fish to get his attention.
    Pamela Brill, Parents, 2 Oct. 2025
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“Roadsteads.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/roadsteads. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.

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