Roadstead

Roadstead

A roadstead is a place outside a harbor where a ship can lie at anchor. It is an enclosed area with an opening to the sea, narrower than a bay or gulf. It has a surface that cannot be confused with an estuary. It can be created artificially by jetties or dikes. Natural roadsteads offer shelter from storms and are frequently used for naval bases.

Examples

* Bizerte, Tunisia
* Boulogne-sur-Mer, France (artificial)
* Brest, France
* Cherbourg, France (artificial)
* The Downs, England
* Geneva, Switzerland (in freshwater Lake Geneva)
* Laninon, France (artificial roadstead near Brest)
* Hampton Roads, Virginia, USA
* Lahaina Roads, Hawaii
* Lorient, France
* Nagasaki, Japan
* Toulon, France
* Villefranche-sur-Mer, France
* Scapa Flow, Scotland


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  • Roadstead — Road stead, n. [Road, 4 + stead a place.] An anchorage off shore. Same as {Road}, 4. [1913 Webster] Moored in the neighboring roadstead. Longfellow. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • roadstead — [rōd′sted΄] n. [ ROAD + STEAD] a protected place near shore, not as enclosed as a harbor, where ships can anchor …   English World dictionary

  • Roadstead of Brest — The roadstead of Brest ( rade de Brest ) is a roadstead or bay located in the Finistère department in Bretagne in northwestern France. The surface area is about 180 km² (70 sq mi). The port of Brest is located on its northern edge and one of the… …   Wikipedia

  • roadstead — noun Date: 1556 a place less enclosed than a harbor where ships may ride at anchor …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • roadstead — road as defined above …   Dictionary of ichthyology

  • roadstead — /rohd sted /, n. Naut. road (def. 4). [1325 75; ME radestede. See ROAD, STEAD] * * * …   Universalium

  • roadstead — noun A partly sheltered anchorage outside a harbour …   Wiktionary

  • roadstead — n. anchorage, protected area for ships to anchor …   English contemporary dictionary

  • roadstead — noun another term for road (in sense 3). Origin C16: from road + stead in the sense a place …   English new terms dictionary

  • roadstead — n. Anchorage, road …   New dictionary of synonyms

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