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PRONUNCIATION OF ROADSTEAD

roadstead  [ˈrəʊdˌstɛd] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ROADSTEAD

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Roadstead is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES ROADSTEAD MEAN IN ENGLISH?

roadstead

Roadstead

A roadstead is body of water sheltered from rip currents, spring tides or ocean swell outside a harbor where ships can lay reasonably safely at anchor without dragging or snatching while waiting for their turn to enter a port of call. It can be open or natural, usually - estuary-based, or may be created artificially. In maritime law, a "known general station for ships, notoriously used as such, and distinguished by the name". Charts and nautical publications substitute roadsteads for roads.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ROADSTEAD


Banstead
ˈbænˌstɛd
bedstead
ˈbɛdˌstɛd
bestead
bɪˈstɛd
farmstead
ˈfɑːmˌstɛd
heapstead
ˈhiːpˌstɛd
homestead
ˈhəʊmˌstɛd
instead
ɪnˈstɛd
middenstead
ˈmɪdənˌstɛd
oersted
ˈɜːstɛd
Ofsted
ˈɒfˌstɛd
stead
stɛd

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ROADSTEAD

roadhouse
roadie
roading
roadkill
roadless
roadmaking
roadman
roadmen
roadmender
roadroller
roadrunner
roadside
roadside repairs
roadster
roadway
roadwork
roadworks
roadworthies
roadworthiness
roadworthy

WORDS THAT END LIKE ROADSTEAD

ahead
bead
bread
dead
girdlestead
go ahead
Hampstead
head
Hemel Hempstead
lead
overhead
printhead
read
redhead
spread
stand someone in good stead
the go-ahead
thread
unread
widespread

Synonyms and antonyms of roadstead in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «roadstead» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ROADSTEAD

Find out the translation of roadstead to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of roadstead from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «roadstead» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

锚地
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

rada
570 millions of speakers

English

roadstead
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

लंगरगाह
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مرسى طبيعي
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

рейд
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

roadstead
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

রোডস্টেড
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

rade
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Jalan raya
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Reede
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

停泊地
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

정박지
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Roadstead
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

vũng
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

roadstead
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

रोडस्टेड
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

demir atma yeri
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

rada
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

redzie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

рейд
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

rada
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

roadstead
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

reede
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

redd
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

reden
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of roadstead

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ROADSTEAD»

The term «roadstead» is regularly used and occupies the 91.201 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ROADSTEAD» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «roadstead» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «roadstead» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about roadstead

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ROADSTEAD»

Discover the use of roadstead in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to roadstead and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Sentry of Deceit – Roadstead
Hildegaard Streusselberg seethes when Mary Mahoney takes Marvin Schlick as her lover...until laying eyes on her new neighbor, Mario Mendez.
Lee Ashe, 2010
2
Cruising Guide to San Diego Bay
NOAA Charts #18773, #18772, #18765 Latitude 32°41.4' N, Longitude 117°09.7' W (Bay Bridge Moorings) The Bay Bridge Roadstead is a quiet, isolated mooring area in the shadow of the Coronado Bay Bridge. Moderate chop from bay traffic ...
Barbara Bowler, 2010
3
Cruising Guide to the Hawaiian Islands
PAPOHAKU ROADSTEAD (ILIO POINT) CHART #19340 OR #19351 LAT. N21 ° 11.668 LONG. W157 15.017 (ANCHORAGE) Most cruising boaters refer to the roadstead in the lee of 'Ilio Point, at the northwest tip of Moloka'i, as 'Ilio Point, but  ...
Carolyn Mehaffy, Bob Mehaffy, 2006
4
A Record of the Progress of Modern Engineering: Comprising ...
In a tidal harbour it is of advantage if the bottom of the roadstead incline seawards, as otherwise, ships going out are liable in an ebb tide to take the ground. The shores of a roadstead are generally easily recognised from the sea, but if no ...
William Humber, 1868
5
United States Congressional Serial Set
the continuance of the present hostilities between France and the North German Confederation and its allies, no ship of war or privateer of either belligerent shall be permitted to make use of any port, harbor, roadstead, or other waters within ...
‎1895
6
House Documents, Otherwise Publ. as Executive Documents: ...
purpose of obtaining any facilities of warlike equipment ; and no ship of war or privateer of either belligerent shall hereafter be permitted to sail out of or leave any port, roadstead, or waters subject to British jurisdiction, from which any vessel of ...
United States. Congress. House, 1872
7
Reports from the Consuls of the United States
Truxillo, port of entry ; Bamboo Creek, open roadstead ; Stephen's River, open roadstead ; Belfate, open roadstead ; Ramirez, open roadstead ; Sancho Creek, open roadstead ; Piedra Pin- tada, open roadstead; Congrehoy, open roadstead;  ...
‎1887
8
Congressional edition
put to sea within twenty-four hours after her entrance into such port, harbor, roadstead, or waters, except in case of stress of weather or of her requiring provisions or things necessary for the subsistence of her crew, or for repairs; in either of ...
United States. Congress, 1906
9
Papers Relating to the Foreign Relations of the United States
If any ship of war or privateer of either belligerent shall, after the time this notification takes effect, enter any port, harbor, roadstead, or waters of the United States, such vessel shall be required to depart and to put to sea within twenty- four ...
United States. Dept. of State, 1905
10
Consular Reports: Commerce, Manufactures, Etc
Truxillo, port of entry ; Bamboo Creek, open roadstead ; Stephen's River, opeu roadstead ; Belfate, open roadstead ; Ramirez, open roadstead ; Saucho Creek, opeu roadstead ; Piedra Pin- tada, open roadstead ; Congrehoy, opeu roadstead  ...
‎1886

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ROADSTEAD»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term roadstead is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Following the devil in Anza-Borrego
#Instead of the wide roadstead we expected, we had entered a canyon that got progressively narrower. The walls started as high as the truck and soon became ... «San Diego Reader, Jan 15»
2
Russian Megafactories: The Black Sea's largest ice-free port
Shown here is a roadstead, the place where ships anchor on the way to the port while they wait for their turn to enter. Ships' waiting times vary between several ... «Russia Beyond the Headlines, Nov 14»
3
An etymological journey paved with excellent intentions
A Shakespeare glossary lists the following senses of road in his plays: “journey on horseback,” “hostile incursion, raid,” “roadstead,” and “highway” (“roadstead,” ... «OUPblog, Aug 14»
4
Mo'okiha o Pi'ilani interrupts sea trials to ride out storms on land
We have not really tested our moorings at Lahaina Roadstead and the Lahaina Restoration Foundation slip in marginal weather, but we know the canoe will be ... «Lahaina News, Aug 14»
5
Hot Properties for July 21, 2014
... space at 1799 Meeting St., Suite C, in Charleston from Donivon Glassburn. Daniel Atwill of Roadstead Real Estate Advisors LLC represented the landlord. «Charleston Regional Business, Jul 14»
6
Don't spoil Chicago Riverwalk work; serve beer when it opens
... building of any wharf, pier, dolphin, boom, weir, breakwater, bulkhead, jetty, or other structures in any port, roadstead, haven, harbor, canal, navigable river …”. «Chicago Sun-Times, Jul 14»
7
Seven amazing lighthouses from around the world
... Petit Minou Lighthouse guards over the entrance to the 'Roadstead of Brest' .... the 'Roadstead of Brest', which is actually a bay of historic military importance. «Red Bull, Jul 14»
8
Federal Capital Partners And Roi-Tan Investments, LLC Announce …
Roadstead Real Estate Advisors, LLC and Palmetto Commercial Properties, Inc. have been retained for the office and retail leasing. For additional leasing ... «PR Newswire, Apr 14»
9
Neglected Dutch heritage on West Sumatra's small
But as this port was found less suitable for big vessels, the VOC then built a roadstead port (reede in Dutch) on Pisang Gadang, 3.2 km from Muara Padang. «Jakarta Post, Apr 14»
10
Amer Yachts Introduce New Amer Cento Model
Thought for using in roadstead, which the shipyard recommends and tries to incentive, the Amer Cento will foresee the predisposition for stabilizers at gyroscope ... «Superyachts.com, Dec 13»

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