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ROADSTEAD

\ɹˈə͡ʊdstɛd], \ɹˈə‍ʊdstɛd], \ɹ_ˈəʊ_d_s_t_ɛ_d]\

Definitions of ROADSTEAD

1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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Place for ships to ride at anchor.

1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman

A place of anchorage off shore without harbor protection.

1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
By James Champlin Fernald

A place where ships may ride at anchor.

1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
By Nuttall, P.Austin.

n. A place where ships may ride at anchor at some distance from the shore.

1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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